Diy Carpet And Wood Stairs
This is our stairs before.
Diy carpet and wood stairs. Plus check out our favorite featured staircases and then 25 great staircases and entries and now that you ve got stair envy here s stacy to share her carpet to wood stair remodel you might remember her 20 board and batten kitchen island stacy knows how to stretch a dollar. It could not be s. Carpet to wood stairs. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them. Sure new carpet would be great but wow it s not cheap. And carpet on stairs gets so many stains and wears out so quickly. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
A step by step diy tutorial on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood give your staircase a makeover by refinishing them. But under the carpet was raw jagged uneven wood. Maybe we could refinish 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.
To my pleasant surprise when i pulled back the carpet i discovered we actually had solid bull nosed stair treads underneath all that ugly velcro y carpet. Here was my situation. One thing it doesn t fix though. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Find the answer to your problems here with this tutorial from tracie at cleverly inspired. Transforming your stairs from carpet to wood treads will be a project to be proud of and you ll be so glad you did. The carpeted stairs had to go. Then i promptly started cursing the previous owners for letting the builder cover these beautiful solid wood stairs with carpet but i digress.
Stair stairway makeover remodel. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. Carpet is great at blunting or even completely eliminating the sound of people walking on wooden stairs. Prepare your stairs for carpet installation by installing tack strips thin pieces of wood resembling yardsticks with tacks pointing upward.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise. It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath. These will grip the carpet backing and hold it in place.