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Remove carpet staples from stairs.
Remove tack strip now you need your best friends in this job the crowbar and hammer.
There ll usually be a loose spot somewhere.
After removing all the pad and tack strips the real work began.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar.
Cut the carpet.
I did use a very small screwdriver to get under many of the staples.
Remove nails and staples.
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.
Remove carpet and padding first up you need rip up your carpet.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.
Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the.
This video will show you the fastest way to remove staples from your floor when taking out carpet.
To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.
As best you can work the.
Here were our weapons of choice basically all serving the purpose of prying things up carpet tack strips staples at varying levels of detail and care crowbar for yanking up carpet pliers for delicately twisting stuck staples out.
I started pulling out the gazillion staples that held down the padding and the padding from the original carpet that was installed in 1978.
Additionally this videos shows the removal of the padding tack strips and staples.
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.
This clip is taken from michigan video productions dvd called diy stairway makeover which shows you the entire process of removing the carpet from stairs adding oak treads removing half walls and replacing the half wall with balusters and an oak railing.
Tips for removing carpet from stairs find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.
I can not believe how many staples are used for padding.
If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.