Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Painting

Earlier last week i decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them.

Taking carpet off stairs and painting. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. Pull the carpeting off the stairs starting at the top of the stairwell. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Step 1 remove the nasty carpet from the stairs.

Our were on the treads and the risers. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. 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. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.

I know it s really bad. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Tear out the padding. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. Will keep you posted.

Here is my progress so far. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. Paint the stair risers. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing.

Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Instructions remove the carpet from the stairs. If the 2 3 coats of stain doesn t hide it i will either put up a small piece of molding or just paint the treads black.

Stain the wood treads. 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. Use pliers to yank. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper.

Still have a lot of the finish work to do i e install moulding board and batten and paint. Like this gaping hole. I give up on the little bit of paint that i couldn t get off on the sides. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made.

After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs. But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact.