Taking Carpet Off Stairs And Staining

Rinse thoroughly with clean hot water.

Taking carpet off stairs and staining.

That carpet is coming off those stairs. 7 stain removing household heroes. Removing the carpet tacks and staples. Simply blot the spot.

Use a hammer to pull out stray tack strip nails or hammer in any nails that aren t flush. It takes stain at least 6 hours to dry to the touch which means we couldn t come down until the next morning. I gave the stairs a second coat of stain. This is the first look of the stain with no rubbing or smudging off.

Step 1 get started. I had no idea what i would find under the carpet. The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting. Now give the rug a healthy sprinkle of.

I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do. Dry working from the outside in. Throw them away as you remove them to avoid accidentally stepping. Not perfect wood but okay to paint.

After everything is removed clean up the stairs with a shop vac. It can do everything from removing soap scum to cleaning. Use the flathead screwdriver or painter s tool long nose pliers and hammer. 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. You will probably see how dirty the stairs were under the carpet. 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. Removing the carpet went a lot faster than i had anticipated and was able to get it done in 2 evenings.

Whoever put the carpet in on our stairs did not want it to come up there were so many staples. To rid your carpet of foul smells first blot any strongly affected spots with a damp cloth. But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads. Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free.

Use a crow bar to remove the tack strips. Next blot the area dry with a clean dry cloth or paper towel. Around 6am i came down stairs to have a first look of an almost completed stair after i removed the carpet. Vinegar is one of the best cleaning powerhouses you can have in your home.

Never scrub the carpet or you risk ruining the carpet fibers or letting the spill soak through to the carpet pad. Our were on the treads and the risers. To remove carpet stains.