Here is a website that tells how to redo the stairs.
Getting rid of carpet on stairs.
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.
Carpeted stairs consist of a carpet pad nosing tack strips tread riser and carpet.
That is real beadboard on your landing.
Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
Ginger the huth.
It s important to understand the different parts that make up a carpet stair before getting to work.
Ripping off the carpet and painting the stairs was the best decision i made.
Be aware that if your carpet is wet for more than 24 hours you risk mildew and bacteria growth.
Never thought about that on the floor.
Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.
What a good idean.
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.
This diy couple made their steps even longer with new stair skirts and extra wood.
Widen the stairs with new skirts and treads.
Scooping food or soil out of the carpet tends to grind the materials further down into the fibers.
In fact it just got worse as i went down the stairs ripping that carpet and padding off.
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.
Use fans or a dehumidifier to expedite drying time after cleaning.
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.
Don t try to dig up the stain.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.
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.
May have to do mine sometime since i can t stand the carpet since getting hardwood floors on the first level.
This step goes by really quickly each coat took maybe an hour at most to apply but.
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.
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.
I believe we have the same thing under our carpet on the stairs and i know the landing is plywood.
