Remodel Stairs Remove Carpet

Tear out the padding under the carpet.

Remodel stairs remove carpet.

Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. I can not believe how many staples are used for padding. The carpet will be stapled extensively and old staples seem designed to poke fingers or palms so proceed carefully during this step and throughout the removal process. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.

3 inch putty knife to place under the pry bar when removing the tack strip to protect the stair. Expanding the bottom stair. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety.

Remove the carpet from the stairs. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping on them. When he installed the new bottom two stairs he also routed the front edges of the 2 12 on the top and bottom so that the nose of the stair tread had a more pleasing and looked more finished and less like a 2 12. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips.

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 the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Our were on the treads and the risers. You can also use a putty knife to remove stuck on glue if the carpet padding was glued to the stair.

Plus check out our favorite featured staircases and then 25 great staircases and entries and now that you ve got stair envy here s stacy to share her carpet to wood stair remodel you might remember her 20 board and batten kitchen island stacy knows how to stretch a dollar. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. For the actual structure of the bottom stairs we reused any 2 4 s and 2 6 s that we already head. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

Remove the staples after that. After removing all the pad and tack strips the real work began. I started pulling out the gazillion staples that held down the padding and the padding from the original carpet that was installed in 1978.