Here are smart jr s pictures of me ripping off the second to last stair.
Tearing up carpet on stairs.
3 cut or tear off carpet and put in garbage bag.
I have plans to install hardwoods in our upstairs hallway.
4 tear up padding and put in garbage bag.
To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.
My method was this.
I ended up cutting it a little more and folding the carpet under and stapling it down at the edge of the wood that is at the top of the staircase.
I only want to have carpet in the bedrooms one day.
Hopefully that will happen next summer.
Some stairs are covered with short sections of carpet that wrap over just one tread and riser.
If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by hand.
1 pry up the right corner.
With a flat head screw driver up against the nail strip strike the end of the screw driver with a hammer until you can get under the nail strip and pull it up you may want to use gloves during this step.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.
2 pull carpet over to the left until reaching the spindles.