Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Staining

I gave the stairs a second coat of stain.

Taking carpet off stairs and staining. Rinse thoroughly with clean hot water. It can do everything from removing soap scum to cleaning. Vinegar is one of the best cleaning powerhouses you can have in your home. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush.

To rid your carpet of foul smells first blot any strongly affected spots with a damp cloth. I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do. Dry working from the outside in. 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.

To remove carpet stains. Use the flathead screwdriver or painter s tool long nose pliers and hammer. Now give the rug a healthy sprinkle of. But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads.

Because i have a child with asthma as well as a dog who thinks he needs to taste anything he can find on the floor i broke it up and completed a stair at a time rolling the carpet up as i went. With gloved hands and using a screwdriver 5 in 1 tool or similar implement pry up a corner until you can gain a grip. Whoever put the carpet in on our stairs did not want it to come up there were so many staples. Step 1 get started.

After everything is removed clean up the stairs with a shop vac. The carpet will be stapled extensively and old staples seem designed to poke fingers or palms so proceed carefully during this step and throughout the removal process. Around 6am i came down stairs to have a first look of an almost completed stair after i removed the carpet. Removing the carpet tacks and staples.

I had no idea what i would find under the carpet. Removing the carpet went a lot faster than i had anticipated and was able to get it done in 2 evenings. Not perfect wood but okay to paint. Paint the treads black and the risers white.

7 stain removing household heroes. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping. Simply blot the spot. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips.

The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting. Our were on the treads and the risers. It takes stain at least 6 hours to dry to the touch which means we couldn t come down until the next morning. Next blot the area dry with a clean dry cloth or paper towel.

You will probably see how dirty the stairs were under the carpet. Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free. That carpet is coming off those stairs.