Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Painting

Our were on the treads and the risers.

Taking carpet off stairs and painting. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off.

Earlier last week i decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. Paint the stair risers. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler.

Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.

So bad that i started to question my sanity. I know it s really bad. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact.

Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Use pliers to yank. Like this gaping hole.

Tear out the padding. I give up on the little bit of paint that i couldn t get off on the sides. Instructions remove the carpet from the stairs. Still have a lot of the finish work to do i e install moulding board and batten and paint.

Stain the wood treads. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. 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. Pull the carpeting off the stairs starting at the top of the stairwell.

Step 1 remove the nasty carpet from the 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. Here is my progress so far. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our 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. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety.