Taking Carpet Off Hardwood Stairs

Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter.

Taking carpet off hardwood stairs.

Best diy project ever. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.

Remove carpet from stairs. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. This is our stairs before. We d like to take the carpet off ours because it s so annoying to vacuum but we live in a row house with the stairs along a shared wall.

The staple remover that i used was bought for stripping upholstery but it made the job so much easier. Apply leverage with the angled tip to pop the staples out. You will do lots of pulling and slicing to get the carpet off. Remove the carpet from the stairs.

We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. We can hear our neighbors going up and down stairs and they have carpet so we don t want to increase the noise we make that they can hear. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us.

Work in sections about two steps at a time so you are not left pulling on a huge mound of carpet. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. Once the carpet is removed you might be thinking wow what have i gotten myself into. Here is a quick rundown of what i did.

Stain staircase and banister. If you can remove any obstacles on your carpet if needed. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too.

Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler.