Carpet Adhesive Removing Staned Wood Stairs

The entire look of the stairs can be ruined by yellow or brownish adhesive residue on the sides of the stairs.

Carpet adhesive removing staned wood stairs.

I started pulling out the gazillion staples that held down the padding and the padding from the original carpet that was installed in 1978. I can not believe how many staples are used for padding. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.

Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat. Similarly to a heat gun a hairdryer can also be used to melt and remove glue. If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining. Follow the instructions on dry time.

In others it is much more difficult. Before you begin removing the tack strip be sure to put on your safety glasses if you. This adhesive is often foam like and although you use the same procedures to get it off it s a little more difficult to remove than a spreadable adhesive. Removing carpet glue from concrete floors.

But as the heat is not as high it takes longer. Simply unscrew the clamps at the juncture of horizontal and vertical and place the rod assembly in a safe place. If the carpet padding is glued down use a putty knife to scrape the glue and carpet padding off the stairs. The bulk of carpet adhesives are spreadable and although most are water soluble they don t necessarily dissolve in water once they have cured the same is true of latex paint.

In some ways the process of removing carpet glue from concrete floors is easier than removing it from wood ones. Removing carpet runners that have bar rods and floor clamps is much easier although you might need to remove adhesive as part of the process. After removing all the pad and tack strips the real work began. Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.

Leftover carpet adhesive is almost worse than the undesired carpet on wood stairs. Regardless of whether you want to keep the wood bare or install carpet over the adhesive you should remove the sticky debris because it isn t good for. This is our stairs before. Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.

We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.