Tearing Out Carpet On Stairs

I grabbed my razor cutting tool and made the first cut across the carpet at the top of the staircase.

Tearing out carpet on stairs.

Cut the carpet with a utility knife under the nose of the landing. All this is done inside your house so just imagine where all the dust is going to go. Use the vise grips to pull the carpet free from the riser. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.

Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. If there is no. The nose is the lip that extends out over the riser. Start at the top of the stairs and remove the carpet with the vise grips and utility knife.

Not perfect wood but okay to paint black. Grip the carpet with both hands for easier removal and to maintain balance and safety. 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. Train your cat out of scratching the staircase carpet.

On your picture frames across the floor. I left a 2 3 inch overhang when i made that first cut because i really didn t have a plan at that moment. This involves providing alternative scratching surfaces such as cat trees and posts. To remove carpet from stairs start at the top.

Heck you will be finding it everywhere for the weeks to come. Do not tear the carpet up from your staircase. Teach your cat that scratching is fine but only on appropriate surfaces. Replacing stair treads starts with tearing out carpet then staples and then cutting the old bullnoses.

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. If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it. Unlike other parts of the house stairs have not been claimed by human occupants.