Removing Carpet From Hardwood Stairs

As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.

Removing carpet from hardwood stairs.

Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping on them. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Position the nose of the pliers under the bottom edge of the carpeting and clamp the pliers shut on the bottom edge. 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.

Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter every 3rd step to make removal manageable.

Our were on the treads and the risers. Why remove the carpet from stairs. Tear out the padding under the carpet. After cutting a strip of carpet the width of the stairs you start at the bottom and work upward.

8 for a 2 pack of crow bars. 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. If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet. I ve had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time.

Removing the carpet tacks and staples. In our little house you can see the living room and the kitchen from the stairs all while yelling up them to anyone who may be in the bedrooms. The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise. Step 1 get started the hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting.

Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too. The previous owner had installed tile near the doorway entry bottom of the stairs and 3 4 thick hardwood in the passageway at the top of the stairs. Here was my situation. Pull up until the bottom stair s carpeting is pulled up.

The stairs are the heart of our home. Now that that s over with more detail. Step 2 put on heavy utility gloves and grasp the loose bottom of the carpeting.