Tearing Out Carpet On Stairs

Train your cat out of scratching the staircase carpet.

Tearing out carpet on stairs. Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too. This involves providing alternative scratching surfaces such as cat trees and posts. Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.

Heck you will be finding it everywhere for the weeks to come. Not perfect wood but okay to paint black. If there is carpet on the floor above the top stair cut the carpet under the nose of the top stair using a utility knife. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety.

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. Replacing stair treads starts with tearing out carpet then staples and then cutting the old bullnoses. On your picture frames across the floor. Here is a quick rundown of what i did.

If there is no. Unlike other parts of the house stairs have not been claimed by human occupants. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. All this is done inside your house so just imagine where all the dust is going to go.

I left a 2 3 inch overhang when i made that first cut because i really didn t have a plan at that moment. I grabbed my razor cutting tool and made the first cut across the carpet at the top of the staircase. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

The nose is the lip that extends out over the riser. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. Teach your cat that scratching is fine but only on appropriate surfaces.