Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety.
Ideas for taking carpet off stairs.
That carpet is coming off those stairs.
8 for a 2 pack of crow bars.
If you are having a hard time pulling a corner of the carpet you can use a razor blade to cut the carpet.
Then i used a sharp razor knife and cut the carpet and took it outside.
These ideas are proof that a hint of color and texture can go a long way on your stairs.
Before anything can change the old nasty carpet needs to be removed.
Paint the treads black and the risers white.
Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser.
Austin interior design and offers a cheeky counterpart to the blush pink walls.
I had no idea what i would find under the carpet.
Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing.
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.
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.
Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter every 3rd step to make removal manageable.
Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.
Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.
Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the staples holding it in place from underneath green arrow below.
It helps to use long nose pliers flat head screwdriver and or painter s tool.
I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do.
Starting at a corner begin pulling the carpet up.
But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.
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Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too.
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Not perfect wood but okay to paint.
Needle nose pliers are your best friend for getting carpet off of steps.
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