It appears they left a two inch overhang of carpet on the top.
Removing carpet from stairs and painting plywood.
I removed all of the padding tack strips nails and staples.
One year ago i ripped up all of the beige carpet on my stairs.
A time eventually comes when another cleaning won t salvage the carpet and you have to take it up.
How to pull up carpet and paint the plywood floor.
Why remove the carpet from stairs.
Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.
Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
I repaired the treads removed.
Paint the surface of the plywood stairs both the tread and the riser with a coat of all in one paint and primer.
Now while this project still endured a total diy theme the.
Now that that s over with more detail.
It has taken a lot of patience and planning.
Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
I want to do stuff make stuff clean stuff.
The stairs are the heart of our home.
That leaves you with a bare subfloor and a.
Apply paint around the four edges of each tread and riser then paint the center.
Hello for the question around finishing carpet at the top of the stairs they mentioned in their how to and showed a photo of how they left the carpet at the top of the stairs the last step folded down on the riser and used a sharp blade to cut the carpet on the top riser.
Removing carpet from stairs can be easily tackled in a day or over the weekend without hiring a professional.
Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the staples holding it in place from underneath green arrow below.
Stairs are often located at the entryway to your home so removing old carpet and adding a fresh style can make a lasting impact and serve as a welcome greeting to all.
Spring fever has been hitting me hard lately.
In our little house you can see the living room and the kitchen from the stairs all while yelling up them to anyone who may be in the bedrooms.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.