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.
Tearing up carpet on stairs.
I only want to have carpet in the bedrooms one day.
4 tear up padding and put in garbage bag.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from the staples that hold the carpet in place.
I have plans to install hardwoods in our upstairs hallway.
With a flat head screw driver up against the nail strip strike the end of the screw driver with a hammer until you can get under the nail strip and pull it up you may want to use gloves during this step.
If there s a metal nosing at the top of the stairs pry it up to remove it.
Here are smart jr s pictures of me ripping off the second to last stair.
Some stairs are covered with short sections of carpet that wrap over just one tread and riser.
2 pull carpet over to the left until reaching the spindles.
I ended up cutting it a little more and folding the carpet under and stapling it down at the edge of the wood that is at the top of the staircase.
3 cut or tear off carpet and put in garbage bag.
This works fine for now.
1 pry up the right corner.
Hopefully that will happen next summer.