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Easy stairs makeover after removing carpet off stairs.
The carpet is still on the bullnose on the second floor that meets the top riser.
The stair runners were just structural 2 x 12 s in case you were wondering.
I was wheezing after this.
It could not be s.
Sure new carpet would be great but wow it s not cheap.
But under the carpet was raw jagged uneven wood.
May 9 2017 explore dani waterman s board removing carpet from stairs followed by 105 people on pinterest.
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.
Carpet to wood stairs.
Every two steps we used an x acto blade and cut the carpet where the tread and riser meet.
This made the process more manageable with smaller pieces of carpet instead of one large piece.
Remove the carpet from the stairs.
Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.
Makeover stairs from carpet to wood.
I stopped ripping the carpet off after the top riser.
Luckily my husband wasn t too mad about my little carpet escapade and let me rip off the rest of the carpet.
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.
Clear the space to have adequate room.
New videos every tues i was tired of carpet on the stairs.
If you want an even easier way to remove the varnish from the wood.
Removing carpet from stairs can be easily tackled in a day or over the weekend without hiring a professional.
For this stair makeover we started by removing the carpet.
The carpeted stairs had to go.
As we went along and took the carpet off of every two stairs we removed the carpet tack strips.
Stair stairway makeover remodel.
Tips for removing carpet from stairs.
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.
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.
Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.
Ripping off the carpet.
One day i had enough of the carpet with stern refusal to lug the vacuum up and down the stairs to.
Under 100 carpeted stair to wooden tread makeover diy.