Removing Carpet From Hardwood Stairs
If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet.
Removing carpet from hardwood stairs. Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too. Waterfall is considered to be the faster method of installing carpet on stairs and uses only one strip of carpeting. Step 1 get started the hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting. Step 2 put on heavy utility gloves and grasp the loose bottom of the carpeting.
I ve had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time. Tear out the padding under the carpet. 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. The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.
Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping on them. Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free. 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.
Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. 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. Why remove the carpet from stairs. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. The stairs are the heart of our home. Our were on the treads and the risers.
Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Remove the staples after that. Position the nose of the pliers under the bottom edge of the carpeting and clamp the pliers shut on the bottom edge. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
8 for a 2 pack of crow bars. Pull up until the bottom stair s carpeting is pulled up. Now that that s over with more detail.