Tearing Out Carpet On Stairs

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Tearing out carpet on stairs.

Replacing stair treads starts with tearing out carpet then staples and then cutting the old bullnoses. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. The nose is the lip that extends out over the riser. Do not tear the carpet up from your staircase.

Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too. All this is done inside your house so just imagine where all the dust is going to go. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Here is a quick rundown of what i did.

This involves providing alternative scratching surfaces such as cat trees and posts. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

Not perfect wood but okay to paint black. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by hand. If there is carpet on the floor above the top stair cut the carpet under the nose of the top stair using a utility knife. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. Heck you will be finding it everywhere for the weeks to come. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. Unlike other parts of the house stairs have not been claimed by human occupants.

Train your cat out of scratching the staircase carpet. Teach your cat that scratching is fine but only on appropriate surfaces. If there is no.