Tear Up Carpet On Stairs

Once you get the carpet up this is what you will see.

Tear up carpet on stairs. Do this same technique with all the 3 567 987 million staples. I repaired the treads removed. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. I have plans to install hardwoods in our upstairs hallway.

Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. One year ago i ripped up all of the beige carpet on my stairs. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. 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.

The blue stuff is the carpet padding and the arrows show where the nail strips are. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by hand. I started with the bottom step by using pliers to pull carpet away from stairs. Hopefully that will happen next summer.

Keep moving the screwdriver until the tack strip comes up. This works fine for now. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Pull up all the carpet pad.

So here is the project replace carpet with stair runner tutorial. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. 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.

I only want to have carpet in the bedrooms one day. Some stairs are covered with short sections of carpet that wrap over just one tread and riser. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip. Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.