Removed Carpet From Stairs Now What / Pin On For The Home / We collected most of the staples but you never know what you missed.. After i removed the padding, i used a crowbar, hammer and a flat edged screwdriver to remove the tack strip and staples. We had wood floors put in throughout our downstairs a few years back. This was a simple system that worked great, and will also be how i handle it when dealing with the basement stairs too. Since we moved into our house, we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Now that that's over with, more detail.
It gives your stairs and home, in general, a different look. Comments (4) kat, hard to tell from the top picture what you have there, but in any case, your best bet would be is to call a few local stair company's and have them come out and take a look and they will suggest what would be the best way to do this. Since we moved into our house, we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Thanks for showing us how you used the wood epoxy. Roll up the carpet padding and dispose of it with the rest of the carpet.
I'll post a photo of it later (im stuck at my son's basketball tournament this weekend) cough cough i mean i'm *enjoying* another basketball tournament this weekend.
Well to be perfectly honest, remove the carpet from our entire house. Hello, for the question around finishing carpet at the top of the stairs, they mentioned in their how to and showed a photo of how they left the carpet at the top of the stairs, the last step, folded down on the riser and used a sharp blade to cut the carpet on the top riser. We had wood floors put in throughout our downstairs a few years back. It gives your stairs and home, in general, a different look. Ripping the carpet off our stairs. For the stairs it worked well to get under the tack strips, yet didn't damage the wood on the stair tread. Undertaking a project like this requires patience, endurance, and forethought to ensure that you can achieve the. The carpet will be stapled extensively, and old staples seem designed to poke fingers or palms, so proceed carefully during this step and throughout the removal process. The previuos owner had removed some of the hardwood floor and replaced it with plywood. You can either hire the service of a professional or choose to do it yourself if you are a 'handyman'. It took a while from start to finish because we had to order slats for the landing. It was near our community garbage pick up day when i decided to remove the carpet from the living room and entryway. I was pleasantly surprised by the condition of the stairs underneath.
If you have existing hardwoods underneath, be careful when cutting the carpet. Remove all staples with pliers (there will be millions, trust me), carpet tack and glue. Why remove the carpet from stairs. Learn how to remove carpet from stairs. My partner and i recently bought a home and one of the many projects we've tackled so far is removing the old, burnt orange shag carpet that was on our staircase.
But the final product was worth it.
Although i just had to remove a runner, not upholstered carpet over the entire staircase. Now that that's over with, more detail. My partner and i recently bought a home and one of the many projects we've tackled so far is removing the old, burnt orange shag carpet that was on our staircase. Why remove the carpet from stairs. Maybe i was lucky but after i really didn't have to do much, just had it sanded slightly and resealed. I removed the carpet from the stairs in my pa house. The link that janet gave is the most economical way to go. The stairs are the heart of our home. You could also put down laminate flooring on the floor. First, prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar. Well, not until the varnish is removed from the wood first. We had wood floors put in throughout our downstairs a few years back. It gives your stairs and home, in general, a different look.
This summer removed carpet from my stairs one night while my husband was at work. I removed the carpet from the stairs in my pa house. But the final product was worth it. Roll up the carpet padding and dispose of it with the rest of the carpet. Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs.
For the stairs it worked well to get under the tack strips, yet didn't damage the wood on the stair tread.
Removing carpet from stairs isn't as simple as grabbing a corner and pulling. Now i am in the process of doing it again in the sc house. Learn how to remove carpet from stairs. Remove all of the tack strips with a flat prybar and hammer. In our little house, you can see the living room and the kitchen from the stairs, all while yelling up them to anyone who may be in the bedrooms. Ripping the carpet off our stairs. It looks to be a combination of oak and pine for the risers/treads. Remove staples, nails or tack strips. Sometimes with really big projects, it's best to divide it into a series of small projects. I've had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time. Maybe i was lucky but after i really didn't have to do much, just had it sanded slightly and resealed. The step of the project took us about 2 hours, plus it looks and smells better now! Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs.
