Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
Going from carpet to hardwood stairs.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Stain staircase and banister.
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.
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.
This is our stairs before.
Additionally the preparation that includes carpet pad tack strip and nosing removal ran about two hours.
Here was my situation.
Measure hardwood on stairs.
Best diy project ever.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
The landing which required gluing down added another hour.
Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
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.
Follow the instructions on dry time.
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.
Remove carpet from stairs.
Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs.
Staircase makeover before and after.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.