Taking Carpet Off Srasirs

1 pry up the right corner.

Taking carpet off srasirs.

Remove padding and tack strips step 3. 2 pull carpet over to the left until reaching the spindles. Some of these came right off some came off in pieces. That carpet is coming off those stairs.

It is likely that the carpet was installed in segments so this step may be unnecessary. 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. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made. Here are smart jr s pictures of me ripping off the second to last stair.

To get the tack strips off the treads you ll need a large pry bar and a hammer. I know it s really bad. I had no idea what i would find under the carpet. 4 tear up padding and put in garbage bag.

Not perfect wood but okay to paint. 3 cut or tear off carpet and put in garbage bag. In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar.

The carpet is held to the stairs along tack strips. Once the carpet is separated from the tacks along a strip you start to get a handle on it. When enough carpet is freed cut it with the utility knife. Then rock the bar up and down and pry that baby off.

Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. Like this gaping hole. Tips for removing carpet from stairs find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs. Step 3 cut where you can.

My method was this. Work from strip to strip. But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact. Begin your carpet removal project step 2.

Paint the treads black and the risers white. Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the. Stick the bar under the strip and hammer it in until you get some leverage. Cut the carpet.

So bad that i started to question my sanity. But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads.