Ripping Out Carpet On Stairs

Removing old carpet from stairs is an easy diy project you can take on yourself.

Ripping out carpet on stairs.

Our spindles are attached directly to our treads so that means the carpet was wrapped around these spindles. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser. Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands. I think the previous owners who.

Now a couple of pointers. Posted on july 2 2014 by k8freeman. 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. Begin at the top of the stairs.

Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Ripping out carpet and painting stairs. Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage. If anyone tries to tell you that this is an easy diy project they are lying.

The family room living room and dining room. For safety reasons aka our child we could not remove the spindles at this time so it was a lot of extra work on dan s part to pull the carpet up. Check out our flooring ideas playlist for more tips. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

If you are pulling up carpet from stairs. I should say we put hardwood in the rooms on the first floor that did not have hardwood i e. 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. Start ripping up the carpet.

After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs. This has been one of the longest weeks of my life and the final reveal is no where close to being finished. Let me remind you what the stairs looked like before matted ugly carpet that was wrapped around those ends of the stairs on the left like a furry little animal. Not my favorite look.

Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. As i mentioned previously we put in hardwood on the first floor earlier this year.