Carpet And Wood Stairs

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Carpet and wood stairs.

Should we go with carpeted stairs or hard wood. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. Wood is louder than carpet. One main floor option is hand scraped laminate with carpet up the stairs to the bedroom where carpet will be the entire upper floor then carpet will also go down the stairs from the main floor to the basement rec room and guest space this will be some kind of floating floor.

Suzanne if your room is directly below the stairs then it might be a little too. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. Aside from plain piles pick from classic stripes pretty polka dots and even psychedelic florals. If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful when cutting the carpet.

First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar. After everything is removed clean up the stairs with a shop vac. Jan 5 2017 explore homeincsales s board carpeted stairs on pinterest. See more ideas about stairs carpet stairs stair runner.

A very thick carpet can lead to slips and falls something that no one wants to happen on stairs. Carpet works wonders on stairs like this. We ve been doing quite a bit around the house since we moved in. You have plenty of options to boot these days.

Use the flathead screwdriver or painter s tool long nose pliers and hammer. You too can take your stairs from ugly carpet to beautiful wood stairs. A stair carpet or runner can instantly transform a small dark hallway into a brighter one or a dull empty entrance into a fun and inviting space that guests will admire. A carpet that is too thick can be a safety hazard because as it wraps around the nosing front edge of the stair it acts as a ramp for your foot with nothing substantial to support your foot underneath.

Besides most homeowners with nice wooden stairs wouldn t be considering carpeting in the first place would they. After removing the carpet dispose of the carpet pad. This is our stairs before. Beautiful hardwood stairs will be ruined by the addition of carpeting because the tack strips need to be nailed down creating holes in the wood.

The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Carpeting on stairs is automatically going to accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood. These beautiful wood stairs were once carpeted. Carpeted stairs require regular vacuuming and an occasional cleaning to keep them in top shape.

Whoever put the carpet in on our stairs did not want it to come up there were so many staples you will probably see how dirty the stairs were under the carpet.