Remove Carpet Staples From Stairs

I can not believe how many staples are used for padding.

Remove carpet staples from stairs.

Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. Remove nails and staples. I started pulling out the gazillion staples that held down the padding and the padding from the original carpet that was installed in 1978. Once the crowbar helped me loosen a corner or two of the carpet it was fairly easy to just yank it up by hand.

After removing all the pad and tack strips the real work began. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. As best you can work the. This clip is taken from michigan video productions dvd called diy stairway makeover which shows you the entire process of removing the carpet from stairs adding oak treads removing half walls and replacing the half wall with balusters and an oak railing.

Some stairs are covered with short sections of carpet that wrap over just one tread and riser. Cut the carpet. I did use a very small screwdriver to get under many of the staples. Remove carpet and padding first up you need rip up your carpet.

This video will show you the fastest way to remove staples from your floor when taking out carpet. There ll usually be a loose spot somewhere. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar. Tips for removing carpet from stairs find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.

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. Remove tack strip now you need your best friends in this job the crowbar and hammer. Additionally this videos shows the removal of the padding tack strips and staples. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls.

Here were our weapons of choice basically all serving the purpose of prying things up carpet tack strips staples at varying levels of detail and care crowbar for yanking up carpet pliers for delicately twisting stuck staples out. 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.