Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the staples holding it in place from underneath green arrow below.
Taking carpet off stairs and staining.
If you re refinishing an old staircase it s important to take the time to repair strip and sand the stairs before staining them.
With new stairs you can move right to applying coats of coordinating wood conditioner stain and varnish.
Vinegar is one of the best cleaning powerhouses you can have in your home.
Baking soda lifts stains and whitens fabric fibers.
Here are three vinegar solutions that can help you take out tough carpet stains.
It can do everything from removing soap scum to cleaning carpet stains.
Stains on the top of the fibers remove easier than stains that soaked through the bottom of the carpet.
Paint the treads black and the risers white.
A very effective general stain remover is a mixture of 2 tablespoons of salt and a cup of white vinegar.
Both factors make removal difficult.
Dry working from the outside in.
Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs.
That carpet is coming off those stairs.
Because i have a child with asthma as well as a dog who thinks he needs to taste anything he can find on the floor i broke it up and completed a stair at a time rolling the carpet up as i went.
Just keep on repeating this process until the stain is completely lifted off.
But i had pulled a little bit back on the top step and saw that there was at least an overhang on the treads.
Removing the carpet went a lot faster than i had anticipated and was able to get it done in 2 evenings.
Not perfect wood but okay to paint.
I ve found that the formulas marked pet stain remover or with similar language work.
Steps to clean remove carpet stains.
I had no idea what i would find under the carpet.
To remove carpet stains.
I have pinned so many pages on pinterest with what i wanted to do.
Adding a fresh coat of stain can really bring out the beauty in a wooden staircase.
The only way to know if the stain is removable is to try to remove it.
Simply blot the spot.
I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.
Step 3 take another clean cloth and keep on blotting.
You can then use a little bit of cold water to spritz on top of the stain.
With the help of carpet manufacturer shaw and rug maker and importer nourison we ve provided a list of the best diy carpet stain removers that you can make using products from around your house.
They usually come in spray bottle form and cost about 11.