Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Painting

Instructions remove the carpet from the stairs.

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. You may need to cut portions of the carpeting away with a utility knife to loosen the first few strips. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Paint the stair risers.

Our were on the treads and the risers. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off.

Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made. I give up on the little bit of paint that i couldn t get off on the sides. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. So bad that i started to question my sanity.

Step 1 remove the nasty carpet from the stairs. Will keep you posted. I know it s really bad. Pull the carpeting off the stairs starting at the top of the stairwell.

Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. Tear out the padding. 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. Use pliers to yank.

But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact. Still have a lot of the finish work to do i e install moulding board and batten and paint. 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. After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs.

Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping.

Like this gaping hole. Earlier last week i decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them. 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. Here is my progress so far.

Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Stain the wood treads.