Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Painting

Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.

Taking carpet off stairs and painting.

Stain the wood treads. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. Will keep you posted. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping.

I know it s really bad. 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. Pull the carpeting off the stairs starting at the top of the stairwell. In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off.

So bad that i started to question my sanity. Here is my progress so far. After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs. Use pliers to yank.

Tear out the padding. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. Earlier last week i decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them. If the 2 3 coats of stain doesn t hide it i will either put up a small piece of molding or just paint the treads black.

Our were on the treads and the risers. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. I give up on the little bit of paint that i couldn t get off on the sides.

Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Paint the stair risers. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. Still have a lot of the finish work to do i e install moulding board and batten and paint.

Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made. 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. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.

Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Step 1 remove the nasty carpet from the stairs.

Instructions remove the carpet from the stairs. Like this gaping hole.