Taking Carpet Off Hardwood Stairs

Remove the carpet from the stairs.

Taking carpet off hardwood 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. 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. Apply leverage with the angled tip to pop the staples out. The staple remover that i used was bought for stripping upholstery but it made the job so much easier.

This is our stairs before. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. If you can remove any obstacles on your carpet if needed. Remove carpet from stairs.

Work in sections about two steps at a time so you are not left pulling on a huge mound of carpet. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter. Best diy project ever.

Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. You will do lots of pulling and slicing to get the carpet off. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls.

Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. Once the carpet is removed you might be thinking wow what have i gotten myself into. Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us.

Here is a quick rundown of what i did. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here. Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too.

Stain staircase and banister.