Removing Carpet Runner From Stairs

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.

Removing carpet runner from stairs. Note that many installations will have a separate piece of carpet pad to remove for each stair. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. A carpet runner on wooden stairs can give you big decor impact for the amount of money and effort required. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.

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. Removing carpet runners that have bar rods and floor clamps is much easier although you might need to remove adhesive as part of the process. You don t want to go all the way through the carpet and scratch the wood beneath so be sure. Inspect the stairs after the carpet is removed and the runner pad that may remain.

Carpeted stairs consist of a carpet pad nosing tack strips tread riser and carpet. It s important to understand the different parts that make up a carpet stair before getting to work. Simply unscrew the clamps at the juncture of horizontal and vertical and place the rod assembly in a safe place. If you don t have hardwood stairs under your carpet we have a great tutorial on that process here.

Use the flat head screwdriver or pliers to remove tacks and staples holding the runner pad in place. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip. After tackling the carpet on a few stairs we learned some things and got into a rhythm. How to remove the carpet from your stairs we had builder grade runner that was showing its age our house is 11 years old with oak treads underneath.

Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs. We found that the best method was to start out by slicing the carpet down the middle of the tread lengthwise with your carpet knife.