Replacing Carpeted Stairs With Wood Treads

Replacing carpeted stairs with hardwood does not have to be an expensive and time consuming task.

Replacing carpeted stairs with wood treads. A carpenter might not tackle this part of the job but you can hire a handyman for 60 to 65 an hour. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. Under 100 carpeted stair to wooden tread makeover diy. For 10 to 12 steps this costs 1 080 to 2 700 including carpet removal.

Contributed by cleverly inspired. While it seemed a pretty straight forward p. We have ceramic tile in the foyer kitchen and carpet on our entryway stairs living room family room and den. If your stairs are carpeted the first thing you ll have to do is pull up the carpeting.

This is our stairs before. To start removing carpet costs 75 to 300. The other option is to replace the tread piece entirely with a hardwood border. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.

Installing hardwood treads using an easy to make template for pie steps or curved staircases last fall we tackled the renovation of our home s foyer. Attach that piece with construction adhesive and nails as well. Replacing the treads of your stairs which are the parts you step on is a great way to revamp an old staircase. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.

Do you have a staircase that could use some help. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Once the carpet is gone you ll pay 100 to 200 per step. How to transform carpeted stairs into hardwood.

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. If not you can go right to measuring and removing the old treads. I am dreading this project as i know it will be a huge project removing all the tile and replacing with hardwood. In this video we re using a tread that already has a rounded front.

The biggest project was replacing the old carpet on the staircase with hardwood treads and white risers. How big of a project is it to replace carpeted stairs with wood stair treads with risers. And carpet on stairs gets so many stains and wears out so quickly. Then you have to cut glue and nail in your new treads.

If you prefer you can round over a piece of wood.