Taking Carpet Off Hardwood Stairs

Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.

Taking carpet off hardwood stairs. Here is a quick rundown of what i did. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. 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.

Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too. Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter. Stain staircase and banister. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper.

Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs. We can hear our neighbors going up and down stairs and they have carpet so we don t want to increase the noise we make that they can hear. You will do lots of pulling and slicing to get the carpet off. We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here.

The staple remover that i used was bought for stripping upholstery but it made the job so much easier. If you can remove any obstacles on your carpet if needed. Work in sections about two steps at a time so you are not left pulling on a huge mound of carpet. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.

Remove the carpet from the stairs. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. Best diy project ever. Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us.

We d like to take the carpet off ours because it s so annoying to vacuum but we live in a row house with the stairs along a shared wall. Once the carpet is removed you might be thinking wow what have i gotten myself into. Remove carpet from stairs. This is our stairs before.

We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.