Going From Carpet To Hardwood Stairs
Best diy project ever.
Going from carpet to hardwood stairs. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. After ripping out the carpet and stripping and staining the existing wood to get rid of the orange colour new mdf trim was installed we did that prior to the new treads going in so it could be spray painted instead of brushed for a flawless finish. Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting. This includes a considerable amount of time going back and forth to the cutting area not to mention going up and down stairs all day long.
Here was my situation. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. Functional builder grade stairs stairs that exist only to move people from point a to point b with zero concern for aesthetics can be improved with carpeting it is difficult to fix unattractive stairs because they do not lend themselves to painting carpet works wonders on stairs like this. Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs.
We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here. Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal. The previous owner had installed tile near the doorway entry bottom of the stairs and 3 4 thick hardwood in the passageway at the top of the stairs. Hardwood stairs average 100 to 200 per step including labor a flight of stairs is 10 to 12 steps and would cost 1 000 to 2 400.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining. The landing which required gluing down added another hour. Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors. Stain staircase and banister.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat. Measure hardwood on stairs. Additionally the preparation that includes carpet pad tack strip and nosing removal ran about two hours. This is our stairs before.
Remove carpet from stairs. As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us.