Tearing Out Carpet On Stairs

Replacing stair treads starts with tearing out carpet then staples and then cutting the old bullnoses.

Tearing out carpet on stairs.

Train your cat out of scratching the staircase carpet. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Do not tear the carpet up from your staircase.

If there is carpet on the floor above the top stair cut the carpet under the nose of the top stair using a utility knife. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. I left a 2 3 inch overhang when i made that first cut because i really didn t have a plan at that moment. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. Pulled up carpet and padding using gloves i used a pair of gardening gloves cutting the carpet with a box cutter. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top. Unlike other parts of the house stairs have not been claimed by human occupants.

I grabbed my razor cutting tool and made the first cut across the carpet at the top of the staircase. If there is no. This involves providing alternative scratching surfaces such as cat trees and posts. Here is a quick rundown of what i did.

Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. Heck you will be finding it everywhere for the weeks to come. If not cut the carpet near the top of the top riser grab the cut end and pull the carpet off the stairs by hand. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out.

On your picture frames across the floor. All this is done inside your house so just imagine where all the dust is going to go. The nose is the lip that extends out over the riser.