Ripping Up Carpet On Stairs

Now a couple of pointers.

Ripping up carpet on stairs.

The builder grade carpet in my 11 year old home is beyond showing it s wear. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. If anyone tries to tell you that this is an easy diy project they are lying. Suddenly i was a lot more motivated to rip up the carpet in our stairway.

Ripping up the carpet was hard and messy work. After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs. This has been one of the longest weeks of my life and the final reveal is no where close to being finished. Pulling carpet up from stairs.

Start ripping up the carpet. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. It was also the easy part. Hopefully that will happen next summer.

Our spindles are attached directly to our treads so that means the carpet was wrapped around these spindles. If that s the case with your carpeted stairs you may be thinking of tearing up the carpet to give it an update or replace it with a new look entirely. So back in the early days of our coronavirus quarantine i decided it was as good a time as any to pull up all the gross old carpet in the entryway and refinish the hardwood stairs underneath. It s important to understand the different parts that make up a carpet stair before getting to work.

I have two sets of stairs both carpeted and large landing leading to the second level. Take these five things into consideration. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. I only want to have carpet in the bedrooms one day.

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. I m working on replacing the carpet downstairs in dr lr fr with hardwood but is still an issue. I have plans to install hardwoods in our upstairs hallway. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.

I have hardwood in my foyer which is pretty big and powder room. Carpeted stairs consist of a carpet pad nosing tack strips tread riser and carpet. I ended up cutting it a little more and folding the carpet under and stapling it down at the edge of the wood that is at the top of the staircase. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and create a brighter more modern entry.

Wear proper safety gear such as safety goggles or glasses gloves and a face mask to avoid cuts flying debris and dust while removing the carpet.