Taking Carpet Off Stairs Without Adding Stair Treads

To take up all the carpet tack strips just place a flat head screw driver under the strip tap in with the hammer and gently pry it up.

Taking carpet off stairs without adding stair treads.

Similar to ceramic tiles mosaic tiles can also be an excellent alternative for stair carpet. See more ideas about stairs painted stairs stairways. Apply leverage with the angled tip to pop the staples out. 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.

Do this same technique with all the 3 567 987 million staples. Once that is done you need to fix and paint the stringers. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. If you need to remove the stair tread adhesive due to an improper installation using too much adhesive or because you need to repair remove or replace the stair treads you ll need the right tools or the adhesive may not budge.

Scrape and paint them well. Removing the carpet went a lot faster than i had anticipated and was able to get it done in 2 evenings. These are the long boards that run from the basement to the top on each side of the stairs. If not take your time and pre drill holes in them and using a counter sink.

Here s what not to do when staining stairs in a staircase make over we learned the hard way so you don t have to. Cut the carpet where necessary to remove large strips of carpet at once. Oct 2 2011 explore kim s board stairs without carpet followed by 561 people on pinterest. Part 2 of six in how to remove carpet from your stairs repair and stain them.

My husband was working all day. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. Paint the treads black and the risers white. Keep moving the screwdriver until the tack strip comes up.

Again you will have ensure that the stair structure and the foundation can support it easily. Stair treads can improve the appearance of stairs cut down on tracked in dirt extend the life of the stair material and provide traction to prevent falls. Plus if you are installing the tiles on the treads as well and not just on the risers we suggest you choose textured tiles or anti slip tape. If your carpet is wrapped around the balusters it is probably cut in a place similar to the pink lines below.

I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do. Install new screws to assure that the treads will not move. Last saturday afternoon i was sitting on the couch with my daughter. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.

Stain the wood treads. Remove the carpet from the stairs. I looked across the room and thought i m doing it.