A step by step diy tutorial on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood give your staircase a makeover by refinishing them.
Carpet to wood stairs diy.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
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Here was my situation.
Do you have a staircase that could use some help.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
It could not be s.
These will grip the carpet backing and hold it in place.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
This is our stairs before.
It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
But under the carpet was raw jagged uneven wood.
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.
Prepare your stairs for carpet installation by installing tack strips thin pieces of wood resembling yardsticks with tacks pointing upward.
Maybe we could refinish the stairs.
Carpet to wood stairs.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
And carpet on stairs gets so many stains and wears out so quickly.
Sure new carpet would be great but wow it s not cheap.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
The carpeted stairs had to go.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
Stair stairway makeover remodel.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.