Going From Carpet To Wood Stairs

The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.

Going from carpet to wood 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. How to transform carpeted stairs into hardwood. Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us. So we got to work and this is our process on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood.

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. Once the carpet is gone you ll pay 100 to 200 per step. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs.

The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. Our room is below the stairs. Its an old staircase with old iron railings.

We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. We have open stairs no risers. Attach that piece with construction adhesive and nails as well. If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it.

Wood stairs can be slippery and there s not much cushion if a fall were to happen. It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath. If you don t know whether you should choose wood or carpet flooring for your stairs our guide can help you decide. Maybe we could refinish the stairs.

To start removing carpet costs 75 to 300. Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting. In this video we re using a tread that already has a rounded front. This is our stairs before.

I am wondering how loud does it seem when you go from carpeted stairs to wood. While wood flooring on your stairs can provide a sleek and modern feel to your home they can also be dangerous. A carpenter might not tackle this part of the job but you can hire a handyman for 60 to 65 an hour. For 10 to 12 steps this costs 1 080 to 2 700 including carpet removal.

Carpet the stairs to match. 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. Replace carpeted stairs with wood cost.

We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here. 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.