I have plans to install hardwoods in our upstairs hallway.
Tearing up carpet on stairs.
The blue stuff is the carpet padding and the arrows show where the nail strips are.
3 cut or tear off carpet and put in garbage bag.
My method was this.
2 pull carpet over to the left until reaching the spindles.
If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.
I only want to have carpet in the bedrooms one day.
1 pry up the right corner.
Some stairs are covered with short sections of carpet that wrap over just one tread and riser.
To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.
With a flat head screw driver up against the nail strip strike the end of the screw driver with a hammer until you can get under the nail strip and pull it up you may want to use gloves during this step.
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.
4 tear up padding and put in garbage bag.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.
Here are smart jr s pictures of me ripping off the second to last stair.