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