Removing Carpet From Stairs Diy

At the top i cut the carpet with an extra sharp razor knife leaving the carpet on the rounded part of the top thread where the upstairs hall starts.

Removing carpet from stairs diy.

Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting.

Disposal of old stair carpets is best done in heavy duty trash bags. 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. Stray staples and nails will be scattered throughout the material so continue wearing gloves. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.

Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs. Pull up all the carpet pad. 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. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.

Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the staples holding it in place from underneath green arrow below. 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 needed cut the carpet into manageable pieces with a razor knife and roll them into tubes before placing them into the trash can. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.

Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.