Tear Up Carpet On Stairs

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.

Tear up carpet on stairs.

Hopefully that will happen next summer. One year ago i ripped up all of the beige carpet on my stairs. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. So here is the project replace carpet with stair runner tutorial.

Keep moving the screwdriver until the tack strip comes up. 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 removed all of the padding tack strips nails and staples. Some stairs are covered with short sections of carpet that wrap over just one tread and riser.

I have plans to install hardwoods in our upstairs hallway. Do this same technique with all the 3 567 987 million staples. 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. Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.

I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety.

Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. I repaired the treads removed. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.

I started with the bottom step by using pliers to pull carpet away from stairs. This works fine for now. I only want to have carpet in the bedrooms one day. Pull up all the carpet pad.