Replacing Carpet In Stairs

My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.

Replacing carpet in stairs. Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting. Visit the chapters below go to matching floors stair treads. Go to our original installing plank on stairs. If not you can go right to measuring.

If you decide to get new carpet installed in your whole house our competitive deals and offers make the installation service a great value for you and your home. Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal. Hallway carpet and stair runners can also be installed to create additional décor and comfort in high traffic areas of your home. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.

If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining. This web page originated in 2004 as a how to install plank flooring on stairs. Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth. The first step was obviously removing all the gross carpet and 30 million staples later we were ready to go.

If your stairs are carpeted the first thing you ll have to do is pull up the carpeting. In making the decision to replace all the flooring upstairs we realized we would have to do the staircase too or there would be a weird floating carpeted staircase stuck in between the wood flooring upstairs and down. Replacing the treads of your stairs which are the parts you step on is a great way to revamp an old staircase. Follow the instructions on dry time.

Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. 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.