Carpet And Wood Stairs

First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar.

Carpet and wood stairs.

This is our stairs before. These beautiful wood stairs were once carpeted. Suzanne if your room is directly below the stairs then it might be a little too. Use the flathead screwdriver or painter s tool long nose pliers and hammer.

If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful when cutting the carpet. Carpet works wonders on stairs like this. Aside from plain piles pick from classic stripes pretty polka dots and even psychedelic florals. Carpeting on stairs is automatically going to accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood.

Hardwood stairs are easy to clean and maintain with a broom and a mop. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. 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. 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.

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. You too can take your stairs from ugly carpet to beautiful wood stairs. Carpeted stairs require regular vacuuming and an occasional cleaning to keep them in top shape.

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. Not many rooms are done yet. 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.

After removing the carpet dispose of the carpet pad. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Should we go with carpeted stairs or hard wood. Jan 5 2017 explore homeincsales s board carpeted stairs on pinterest.

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. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. After everything is removed clean up the stairs with a shop vac. Besides most homeowners with nice wooden stairs wouldn t be considering carpeting in the first place would they.

My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.