Step 2 put on heavy utility gloves and grasp the loose bottom of the carpeting.
Removing carpet from hardwood stairs.
Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips.
Here was my situation.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.
Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping on them.
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.
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.
Now that that s over with more detail.
Waterfall is considered to be the faster method of installing carpet on stairs and uses only one strip of carpeting.
Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter every 3rd step to make removal manageable.
After cutting a strip of carpet the width of the stairs you start at the bottom and work upward.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
Pull up until the bottom stair s carpeting is pulled up.
If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet.
Position the nose of the pliers under the bottom edge of the carpeting and clamp the pliers shut on the bottom edge.
8 for a 2 pack of crow bars.
Removing the carpet tacks and staples.
Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush.
Step 1 get started the hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting.
Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too.
The previous owner had installed tile near the doorway entry bottom of the stairs and 3 4 thick hardwood in the passageway at the top of the stairs.
Our were on the treads and the risers.
The stairs are the heart of our home.
Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
Tear out the padding under the carpet.
Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free.
Why remove the carpet from stairs.