Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.
Easy way to pull up carpet staples.
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So here s what you need to remove carpet staples the easy way.
Continue pulling up carpet a few feet at a time and cutting it into easy to handle strips.
If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.
Flooring installers don t use a cat s paw to remove staples after old carpet has been removed there are just too many of them.
A heavy duty office stapler.
Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present.
Instead they ve developed a smart efficient way to remove staples with a shovel or long handled floor scraper.
Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage.
If you are pulling up carpet from stairs.
This video will show you the fastest way to remove staples from your floor when taking out carpet.
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There was a product review that described using an office style staple remover for hardwood floors and carpet staples.
It also shows how to remove carpet pad staples easy https.
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.