Remove Carpet Runner From Stairs

So here is the project replace carpet with stair runner tutorial.

Remove carpet runner from stairs.

The runner is probably stapled brad nailed to the wood steps just under the rounded lip of the tread and at the bottom of each riser if there s no padding underneath. Use the flat head screwdriver or pliers to remove tacks and staples holding the runner pad in place. Inspect the stairs after the carpet is removed and the runner pad that may remain. Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free.

When a runner is loose worn and dirty. Carpeted stairs consist of a carpet pad nosing tack strips tread riser and carpet. The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting. Once you get the carpet up this is what you will see.

It s important to understand the different parts that make up a carpet stair before getting to work. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made. And like i mentioned if i had any delusions of something nice lurking beneath this mess of carpet that was quickly put to rest after the first couple of stairs. I started with the bottom step by using pliers to pull carpet away from stairs.

How to remove a carpet runner on wood stairs. No remover on the carpet itself that will just make a mess and waste product. Pull the carpet back from an upper corner so that you can position the pry bar or crowbar behind the piece of carpet. Pull all the carpet and use adhesive remover on what s left.

Step 1 get started. Note that many installations will have a separate piece of carpet pad to remove for each stair. In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off. Wear proper safety gear such as safety goggles or glasses gloves and a face mask to avoid cuts flying debris and dust while removing the carpet.

Simply unscrew the clamps at the juncture of horizontal and vertical and place the rod assembly in a safe place. First inspect the carpeting on the top stair riser to determine if it s part of the landing carpet. A carpet runner on wooden stairs can give you big decor impact for the amount of money and effort required. How to remove the carpet from your stairs we had builder grade runner that was showing its age our house is 11 years old with oak treads underneath.

The blue stuff is the carpet padding and the arrows show where the nail strips are. Removing stair carpeting step by step. If you don t have hardwood stairs under your carpet we have a great tutorial on that process here. If both the treads and the risers are carpeted you may be able to slide the blade of a utility knife along an edge without scratching the wood.