131 Teri U Blogger Queen Creek, AZ on Jun 12, 2012 Like Clip Removing Carpet from Stairs and Painting Them Earlier last week I decided to rip the carpet off of my stairs and paint them. Here is my progress so far. Still have a lot of the finish work to do i.e Install moulding, board and batten and paint. Will keep you posted. Like Clip Step 1 - Remove the Nasty Carpet from the Stairs Like Clip Step 2 - Remove Nails and millions of staples, Patch any holes, Prime the Treads and Risers. Like Clip Step 3 - Repair all of the holes in the walls the builders hid with the carpet. Like Clip Step 4 - Repair the many shortcuts the builders took and hid with the carpet. Like Clip Continue to repair holes in the walls that the builders hid with the carpet. Like Clip Yet more holes in the walls to repair. Like Clip Replace the landing with new MDF to hide the particle board landing that was installed by the builders Like Clip New MDF landing to cover the particle board landing that was installed by the builders. Like Clip Add decorative moulding to simulate a stair trim Like Clip Add decorative moulding to simulate a stair trim Like Clip Add decorative moulding to simulate a stair trim Like Clip Apply painters tape and second coat of primer Like Clip 2 Apply painters tape and first coat of white paint to the risers Like Clip Apply painters tape and first coat of black floor paint Like Clip Apply painters tape and first coat of black floor paint to the landing Like Clip 5 Remove painters tape. Floor is painted. Wait 3 days before resuming normal use for paint to fully cure. See 4 more Displaying 1 of 49 comments See All Comments Kimberly T Charleston, WV love this. I hate to vacuum the stairs and this is much more attractive than carpet. NOTE: You can drag and drop your photos to reorder them Required Comment Saving...
