My method was this.
Tearing up carpet on stairs.
Hopefully that will happen next summer.
If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.
Some stairs are covered with short sections of carpet that wrap over just one tread and riser.
1 pry up the right corner.
If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by hand.
I only want to have carpet in the bedrooms one day.
To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.
I have plans to install hardwoods in our upstairs hallway.
The blue stuff is the carpet padding and the arrows show where the nail strips are.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.
This works fine for now.
I ended up cutting it a little more and folding the carpet under and stapling it down at the edge of the wood that is at the top of the staircase.
Here are smart jr s pictures of me ripping off the second to last stair.
3 cut or tear off carpet and put in garbage bag.