Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Painting

Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

Taking carpet off stairs and painting.

Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper.

Tear out the padding. Step 1 remove the nasty carpet from the stairs. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler.

Steps for removing carpeting from stairs with gloved hands and using a screwdriver 5 in 1 tool or similar implement pry up a corner until you can gain a grip. Here is my progress so far. I give up on the little bit of paint that i couldn t get off on the sides. 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.

Will keep you posted. You may need to cut portions of the carpeting away with a utility knife to loosen the first few strips. Like this gaping hole. In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off.

Instructions remove the carpet from the stairs. I know it s really bad. So bad that i started to question my sanity. Removing the carpet tacks and staples.

Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. Use pliers to yank. But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact.

Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Our were on the treads and the risers. If the 2 3 coats of stain doesn t hide it i will either put up a small piece of molding or just paint the treads black. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping.

Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. Pull the carpeting off the stairs starting at the top of the stairwell. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips.

Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. Paint the stair risers.