Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Painting

I give up on the little bit of paint that i couldn t get off on the sides.

Taking carpet off stairs and painting.

Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. 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. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. 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.

Removing the carpet tacks and staples. But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact. Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. Still have a lot of the finish work to do i e install moulding board and batten and paint.

Our were on the treads and the risers. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping.

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. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. Tear out the padding. Stain the wood treads.

Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Instructions remove the carpet from the stairs. Step 1 remove the nasty carpet from the stairs. Will keep you posted.

In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made. Earlier last week i decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Pull the carpeting off the stairs starting at the top of the stairwell. You may need to cut portions of the carpeting away with a utility knife to loosen the first few strips. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.

After much internal debate i couldn t take it anymore and started ripping up the carpet on our stairs. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. Like this gaping hole.

So bad that i started to question my sanity. Paint the stair risers.