Tips For Removing Carpet From Stairs

Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.

Tips for removing carpet from stairs.

Remove carpet and padding first up you need rip up your carpet. Roll up the strips and tape them for easy handling. Vacuuming over the area several times until most of the dirt is picked up. Avoid rubbing it with a cloth as this will only deepen the stain.

Using locking pliers pry a small corner of carpet away from a riser to determine the material underneath and decide on. Work from side to side. If both the treads and the risers are carpeted you may be able to slide the blade of a utility knife along an edge without scratching the wood. Fold the carpet over for easy cutting and slice it into narrow strips.

After you ve sliced your carpet from end to end use your tack lifter basically a tiny pry bar to pull up an edge. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar. Leave transitions for the installer. The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting.

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. You don t want to go all the way through the carpet and scratch the wood beneath so be sure to hold one side of the carpet up with your hand while you cut. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. Roll it tape it and remove it from the work site.

Then mix one teaspoon of dishwashing detergent with one cup of warm water. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. There ll usually be a loose spot somewhere. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the. Use that and rip from there. To remove mud from your carpet first let it first dry before vacuuming it. How to replace carpet.

If there is carpet on the floor above the top stair cut the carpet under the nose of the top stair using a utility. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser. Follow these steps to remove old carpeting from stairs. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing.

Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands. Begin at the top of the stairs. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free.

Pull cut and roll. Cut the carpet into manageable sections.