Going From Carpet To Wood Stairs

This is our stairs before.

Going from carpet to wood stairs.

Wood stairs can be slippery and there s not much cushion if a fall were to happen. Its an old staircase with old iron railings. How to transform carpeted stairs into hardwood. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.

Carpet the stairs to match. One of the most dramatic remodeling changes you can make is to rip up all the dusty old carpeting in a house and replace it with hardwood. I have two boys that go up and down stairs. To start removing carpet costs 75 to 300.

We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here. It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath. For 10 to 12 steps this costs 1 080 to 2 700 including carpet removal. If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it.

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. I am wondering how loud does it seem when you go from carpeted stairs to wood. Once the carpet is gone you ll pay 100 to 200 per step. Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.

Wood flooring for stairs safety. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. Maybe we could refinish the stairs. Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs.

The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. While wood flooring on your stairs can provide a sleek and modern feel to your home they can also be dangerous. If you don t know whether you should choose wood or carpet flooring for your stairs our guide can help you decide.

Replace carpeted stairs with wood cost. We have open stairs no risers. So we got to work and this is our process on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood. A carpenter might not tackle this part of the job but you can hire a handyman for 60 to 65 an hour.

If you prefer you can round over a piece of wood. The other option is to replace the tread piece entirely with a hardwood border. This is the most common stair treatment when the upstairs floor is carpeted the cushy carpeted stairway is a visual link to the next floor and gives a hint that the upstairs space is for bedrooms. Our room is below the stairs.

The carpet looks awful and i would love to rip it up. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.