Follow these steps to remove old carpeting from stairs.
Take carpet off stairs.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar.
1 pry up the right corner.
We can hear our neighbors going up and down stairs and they have carpet so we don t want to increase the noise we make that they can hear.
3 cut or tear off carpet and put in garbage bag.
Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the.
To take up all the carpet tack strips just place a flat head screw driver under the strip tap in with the hammer and gently pry it up.
Cut the carpet.
Duct tape step 1.
This was a simple system that worked great and will also be how i handle it when dealing with the basement stairs too.
Remove the carpet from the stairs.
My method was this.
4 tear up padding and put in garbage bag.
Step 3 cut where you can.
Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.
Tips for removing carpet from stairs find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.
Ok maybe not quite that many but it sure felt like it.
Remove padding and tack strips step 3.
Here are smart jr s pictures of me ripping off the second to last stair.
Step 1 get started.
Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet.
The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting.
Step 5 tacks.
How to remove carpet from wood stairs.
Finish removing fasteners and patching holes.
Begin your carpet removal project step 2.
Step 4 tack strips and padding.
Every 3 stairs i used a box cutter to cut the carpet from side to side.
Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler.
If there is carpet on the floor above the top stair cut the carpet under the nose of the top stair using a utility.
Keep moving the screwdriver until the tack strip comes up.
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.
Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper.
Do this same technique with all the 3 567 987 million staples.
Step 2 wonder bar.
Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls.
After i removed the padding i used a crowbar hammer and a flat edged screwdriver to remove the tack strip and staples.
