Ripping Out Carpet On Stairs

If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser.

Ripping out carpet on stairs.

Begin at the top of the stairs. This mama got bored last weekend and decided it was time to tackle a project that has been on my wish list to do list for a long long time. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. I should say we put hardwood in the rooms on the first floor that did not have hardwood i e.

Removing old carpet from stairs is an easy diy project you can take on yourself. As i mentioned previously we put in hardwood on the first floor earlier this year. Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage. Check out our flooring ideas playlist for more tips.

If anyone tries to tell you that this is an easy diy project they are lying. Our spindles are attached directly to our treads so that means the carpet was wrapped around these spindles. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. I think the previous owners who.

Start ripping up the carpet. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs. Posted on july 2 2014 by k8freeman.

Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. If you are pulling up carpet from stairs. The family room living room and dining room. 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.

To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. For safety reasons aka our child we could not remove the spindles at this time so it was a lot of extra work on dan s part to pull the carpet up. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. Now a couple of pointers.

Let me remind you what the stairs looked like before matted ugly carpet that was wrapped around those ends of the stairs on the left like a furry little animal. Not my favorite look. This has been one of the longest weeks of my life and the final reveal is no where close to being finished. Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands.