Remodel Stairs Remove Carpet

Expanding the bottom stair.

Remodel stairs remove carpet.

After removing all the pad and tack strips the real work began. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. 3 inch putty knife to place under the pry bar when removing the tack strip to protect the stair.

Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. When he installed the new bottom two stairs he also routed the front edges of the 2 12 on the top and bottom so that the nose of the stair tread had a more pleasing and looked more finished and less like a 2 12. You can also use a putty knife to remove stuck on glue if the carpet padding was glued to the stair. I can not believe how many staples are used for padding.

Our were on the treads and the risers. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. Remove the carpet from the stairs.

The carpet will be stapled extensively and old staples seem designed to poke fingers or palms so proceed carefully during this step and throughout the removal process. For the actual structure of the bottom stairs we reused any 2 4 s and 2 6 s that we already head. Plus check out our favorite featured staircases and then 25 great staircases and entries and now that you ve got stair envy here s stacy to share her carpet to wood stair remodel you might remember her 20 board and batten kitchen island stacy knows how to stretch a dollar. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush.

Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. Steps for removing carpeting from stairs with gloved hands and using a screwdriver 5 in 1 tool or similar implement pry up a corner until you can gain a grip. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. I started pulling out the gazillion staples that held down the padding and the padding from the original carpet that was installed in 1978.

Tear out the padding under the carpet. Remove the staples after that. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping on them.