Taking Carpet Off Stairs Without Adding Stair Treads

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.

Taking carpet off stairs without adding stair treads.

If not take your time and pre drill holes in them and using a counter sink. These are the long boards that run from the basement to the top on each side of the stairs. 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. Oct 2 2011 explore kim s board stairs without carpet followed by 561 people on pinterest.

Scrape and paint them well. Do this same technique with all the 3 567 987 million staples. Keep moving the screwdriver until the tack strip comes up. Stain the wood treads.

Again you will have ensure that the stair structure and the foundation can support it easily. Pull up all the carpet pad. See more ideas about stairs painted stairs stairways. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper.

Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. Cut the carpet where necessary to remove large strips of carpet at once. Today is the day that carpet is coming off those stairs. Remove the carpet from the stairs.

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. Similar to ceramic tiles mosaic tiles can also be an excellent alternative for stair carpet. Part 2 of six in how to remove carpet from your stairs repair and stain them. Apply leverage with the angled tip to pop the staples out.

I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do. If your carpet is wrapped around the balusters it is probably cut in a place similar to the pink lines below. Paint the treads black and the risers white. Removing the carpet went a lot faster than i had anticipated and was able to get it done in 2 evenings.

My husband was working all day. Last saturday afternoon i was sitting on the couch with my daughter. Paint the stair risers. Install new screws to assure that the treads will not move.

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. Once that is done you need to fix and paint the stringers. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler.