Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety.
Ideas for taking carpet off stairs.
I had no idea what i would find under the carpet.
But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads.
Removed stare tacks and staples using a crowbar hammer and flat head screwdriver pliers would work too.
Needle nose pliers are your best friend for getting carpet off of steps.
Paint the treads black and the risers white.
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Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.
If you are having a hard time pulling a corner of the carpet you can use a razor blade to cut the carpet.
Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.
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Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing.
Starting at the corners and pulling with all your might i pulled about 3 steps at a time rolling the carpet as i went up the stairs.
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I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do.
Before anything can change the old nasty carpet needs to be removed.
Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the staples holding it in place from underneath green arrow below.
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.
Starting at a corner begin pulling the carpet up.
That carpet is coming off those stairs.
Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter every 3rd step to make removal manageable.
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Then i used a sharp razor knife and cut the carpet and took it outside.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.
The carpet will be stapled extensively and old staples seem designed to poke fingers or palms so proceed carefully during this step and throughout the removal process.
It helps to use long nose pliers flat head screwdriver and or painter s tool.
Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser.
