Taking Carpet Off Srasirs

Once the carpet is separated from the tacks along a strip you start to get a handle on it.

Taking carpet off srasirs. When enough carpet is freed cut it with the utility knife. Here are smart jr s pictures of me ripping off the second to last stair. 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. To get the tack strips off the treads you ll need a large pry bar and a hammer.

Like this gaping hole. I had no idea what i would find under the carpet. I know it s really bad. Paint the treads black and the risers white.

1 pry up the right corner. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar. My method was this. 4 tear up padding and put in garbage bag.

So bad that i started to question my sanity. But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact. That carpet is coming off those stairs. Then rock the bar up and down and pry that baby off.

Stick the bar under the strip and hammer it in until you get some leverage. Work from strip to strip. 2 pull carpet over to the left until reaching the spindles. Remove padding and tack strips step 3.

I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do. 3 cut or tear off carpet and put in garbage bag. Duct tape step 1. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made.

But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads. The carpet is held to the stairs along tack strips. Finish removing fasteners and patching holes. Cut the carpet.

Step 3 cut where you can. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. It is likely that the carpet was installed in segments so this step may be unnecessary. Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the.

Begin your carpet removal project step 2. In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off.