If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.
Ripping out carpet on stairs.
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.
Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage.
Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.
This has been one of the longest weeks of my life and the final reveal is no where close to being finished.
Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
If you are pulling up carpet from stairs.
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Posted on july 2 2014 by k8freeman.
Ripping out carpet and painting stairs.
Our spindles are attached directly to our treads so that means the carpet was wrapped around these spindles.
If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser.
Removing old carpet from stairs is an easy diy project you can take on yourself.
Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present.
The family room living room and dining room.
I think the previous owners who.
Start ripping up the carpet.
As i mentioned previously we put in hardwood on the first floor earlier this year.
For safety reasons aka our child we could not remove the spindles at this time so it was a lot of extra work on dan s part to pull the carpet up.
Carpet across blogland may be flying off stairs after this one.
Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
Begin at the top of the stairs.
Now a couple of pointers.
Let me remind you what the stairs looked like before matted ugly carpet that was wrapped around those ends of the stairs on the left like a furry little animal.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.
Not my favorite look.
I should say we put hardwood in the rooms on the first floor that did not have hardwood i e.
Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands.
To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.