Removing Carpet From Stairs And Painting Plywood

The stairs are the heart of our home.

Removing carpet from stairs and painting plywood.

Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Stairs are often located at the entryway to your home so removing old carpet and adding a fresh style can make a lasting impact and serve as a welcome greeting to all. That leaves you with a bare subfloor and a. I removed all of the padding tack strips nails and staples.

Apply paint around the four edges of each tread and riser then paint the center. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip. Now that that s over with more detail. Homerenovation stairsrenovation diystaircase home renovation stairs with spindles remove carpet woodfill wood crackfill risers diy faux finish on st.

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. Hello for the question around finishing carpet at the top of the stairs they mentioned in their how to and showed a photo of how they left the carpet at the top of the stairs the last step folded down on the riser and used a sharp blade to cut the carpet on the top riser. Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the staples holding it in place from underneath green arrow below. One year ago i ripped up all of the beige carpet on my stairs.

Paint the surface of the plywood stairs both the tread and the riser with a coat of all in one paint and primer. Spring fever has been hitting me hard lately. How to pull up carpet and paint the plywood floor. I ve had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time.

Why remove the carpet from stairs. 36 x 10 1 2 unfinished oak interior stair tread and 42 x 10 1 2 unfinished oak interior stair tread are the two sizes the kits come in so we ordered seven of the 36 inch and six of the 42 inch after measuring both sets of stairs and determining the crazy size differences. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.

Now while this project still endured a total diy theme the. Removing carpet from stairs can be easily tackled in a day or over the weekend without hiring a professional. It has taken a lot of patience and planning. I repaired the treads removed.