Removing Carpet From Stairs And Replacing With Wood

Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.

Removing carpet from stairs and replacing with wood.

Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. In our little house you can see the living room and the kitchen from the stairs all while yelling up them to anyone who may be in the bedrooms. This is our stairs before.

Now that that s over with more detail. Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. Remove carpet from stairs. Stain staircase and banister.

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. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. Best diy project ever. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.

We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. 60 carpet to hardwood stair remodel. The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise. Here was my situation.

Why remove the carpet from stairs. The previous owner had installed tile near the doorway entry bottom of the stairs and 3 4 thick hardwood in the passageway at the top of the stairs. Paint the stair risers. If both the treads and the risers are carpeted you may be able to slide the blade of a utility knife along an edge without scratching the wood.

Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. 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. Step 1 get started.

I ve had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Remove the carpet from the stairs. As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.

Stain the wood treads. Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting.