Wear proper safety gear such as safety goggles or glasses gloves and a face mask to avoid cuts flying debris and dust while removing the carpet.
Getting rid of carpet on stairs.
This mama got bored last weekend and decided it was time to tackle a project that has been on my wish list to do list for a long long time.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.
Carpeted stairs consist of a carpet pad nosing tack strips tread riser and carpet.
This step goes by really quickly each coat took maybe an hour at most to apply but.
Here is a website that tells how to redo the stairs.
Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made.
The next step was also extremely satisfying and that was the application of the polyurethane.
And like i mentioned if i had any delusions of something nice lurking beneath this mess of carpet that was quickly put to rest after the first couple of stairs.
Get rid of your carpet staircase without hiring a contractor if you re thinking of ripping out that carpet you re gonna want to see these.
Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
Ginger the huth.
Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
What a good idean.
It s important to understand the different parts that make up a carpet stair before getting to work.
Widen the stairs with new skirts and treads.
Don t try to dig up the stain.
May have to do mine sometime since i can t stand the carpet since getting hardwood floors on the first level.
We ll get it later the longer a stain interacts with carpet or rug fibers the greater the chemical reaction between the fibers and stain will be and the harder it will be to remove.
In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off.
Use fans or a dehumidifier to expedite drying time after cleaning.
That is real beadboard on your landing.
Scooping food or soil out of the carpet tends to grind the materials further down into the fibers.
Never thought about that on the floor.
This diy couple made their steps even longer with new stair skirts and extra wood.
I believe we have the same thing under our carpet on the stairs and i know the landing is plywood.
I opted for this satin finish minwax polyurethane and i applied three coats of it to be sure i had a durable finish using with those cheap little paint sponges that are less than a dollar at home depot or lowes.
I d love to get rid of the carpet on my stairs but was told the carpet reduces the noise something to consider as our bedroom shares the stairwall.
Make sure the carpet cleaning machine you choose has enough vacuum power to allow the carpet to dry in 6 to 12 hours or you may risk damage from getting it too wet.
