Taking Up Carpet From Stairs

If the carpet padding is tacked on simply pull it up and dispose.

Taking up carpet from stairs.

Steps taken to tear carpet off of staircase. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. Check out our flooring ideas playlist for more tips. 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.

Roll up the removed carpet fasten it with a piece of duct tape to keep it from unrolling and dispose of it in a contractor bag. Begin your carpet removal project step 2. Duct tape step 1. Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the.

Remove padding and tack strips step 3. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls.

Some stairs are covered with short sections of carpet that wrap over just one tread and riser. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. Finish removing fasteners and patching holes. 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.