From Carpet To Hardwood 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.

From carpet to hardwood stairs.

The initial work is the preparation for placing hardwood on the stairs. Carpet on the other hand would muffle those high traffic sounds and make for a safer stairway. Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs. 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.

It is a good basement insulator. In addition should a fall ever occur carpet offers a much softer landing spot than wood flooring which could help reduce the likelihood of injury. Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting. Included are carpet pad and tack strip removal along with preparing the actual substrate that calls for removing the existing rough nosing.

If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining. Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall. Here was my situation. We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here.

For the actual wood installation an average runs in. Having carpet on the stairs doesn t necessarily prevent falls but it helps to provide traction compared to hardwood. If you do have hardwood stairs you may want to consider a runner to increase safety. Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.

Follow the instructions on dry time. Typically a motivated installer would take two hours and charge 60 00 per hour. Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal. Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.

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. Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors.