Tearing Out Carpet On Stairs

Here is a quick rundown of what i did.

Tearing out carpet on stairs.

Teach your cat that scratching is fine but only on appropriate surfaces. Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. The nose is the lip that extends out over the riser.

This involves providing alternative scratching surfaces such as cat trees and posts. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

I grabbed my razor cutting tool and made the first cut across the carpet at the top of the staircase. Do not tear the carpet up from your staircase. All this is done inside your house so just imagine where all the dust is going to go. If there is no.

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 left a 2 3 inch overhang when i made that first cut because i really didn t have a plan at that moment. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. Heck you will be finding it everywhere for the weeks to come.

Replacing stair treads starts with tearing out carpet then staples and then cutting the old bullnoses. On your picture frames across the floor. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. If there is carpet on the floor above the top stair cut the carpet under the nose of the top stair using a utility knife.

Not perfect wood but okay to paint black. Train your cat out of scratching the staircase carpet. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.