Easy Stairs Makeover After Removing Carpet Off Stairs

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Easy stairs makeover after removing carpet off stairs.

One day i had enough of the carpet with stern refusal to lug the vacuum up and down the stairs to. If you want an even easier way to remove the varnish from the wood. I was wheezing after this. The carpet is still on the bullnose on the second floor that meets the top riser.

If you look at the top step in the photo in the post you can see it. Hi lorna your steps may be configured differently but i just left the carpet on the second floor alone. As we went along and took the carpet off of every two stairs we removed the carpet tack strips. Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.

Carpet to wood stairs. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads. Under 100 carpeted stair to wooden tread makeover diy. Tips for removing carpet from stairs.

Remove the carpet from the stairs. Every two steps we used an x acto blade and cut the carpet where the tread and riser meet. Stairs are often located at the entryway to your home so removing old carpet and adding a fresh style can make a lasting impact and serve as a welcome greeting to all. Luckily my husband wasn t too mad about my little carpet escapade and let me rip off the rest of the carpet.

This made the process more manageable with smaller pieces of carpet instead of one large piece. I thought i just needed a little bit of space but in reality i needed about 3 4 feet around the sides of the stairs too. For this stair makeover we started by removing the carpet. Do you have a staircase that could use some help.

Removing carpet from stairs can be easily tackled in a day or over the weekend without hiring a professional. I found that after about 1 hour the remover started to dry out and did not come off as easy. Contributed by cleverly inspired. The stair runners were just structural 2 x 12 s in case you were wondering.

Clear the space to have adequate room. I stopped ripping the carpet off after the top riser. Stair stairway makeover remodel. We had very little if any budget for this project so we tried to work with what was existing and for the most part we did.

But under the carpet was raw jagged uneven wood. Sure new carpet would be great but wow it s not cheap. Ripping off the carpet. May 9 2017 explore dani waterman s board removing carpet from stairs followed by 105 people on pinterest.

Makeover stairs from carpet to wood.