Taking Carpet Off Srasirs

Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the.
Taking carpet off srasirs. I know it s really bad. But one thing i ve learned in the diy world is this fact. Paint the treads black and the risers white. Here are smart jr s pictures of me ripping off the second to last stair.
Duct tape step 1. Now that you ve gained a handful of carpet yank it back in quick motions to continue breaking the seal along the walls. Work from strip to strip. Finish removing fasteners and patching holes.
When enough carpet is freed cut it with the utility knife. So bad that i started to question my sanity. My method was this. The carpet is held to the stairs along tack strips.
To get the tack strips off the treads you ll need a large pry bar and a hammer. It is likely that the carpet was installed in segments so this step may be unnecessary. Stick the bar under the strip and hammer it in until you get some leverage. Once the carpet is separated from the tacks along a strip you start to get a handle on it.
Begin your carpet removal project step 2. 2 pull carpet over to the left until reaching the spindles. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar. Step 3 cut where you can.
Not perfect wood but okay to paint. Like this gaping hole. I had no idea what i would find under the carpet. 1 pry up the right corner.
4 tear up padding and put in garbage bag. Cut the carpet. Tips for removing carpet from stairs find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs. Then rock the bar up and down and pry that baby off.
3 cut or tear off carpet and put in garbage bag. Some of these came right off some came off in pieces. 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. I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do.
Remove padding and tack strips step 3. Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made.