As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
Diy carpet and wood stairs.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
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.
This is our stairs before.
It could not be s.
Carpet to wood stairs.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Maybe we could refinish the stairs.
Transforming your stairs from carpet to wood treads will be a project to be proud of and you ll be so glad you did.
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.
And carpet on stairs gets so many stains and wears out so quickly.
It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
The carpeted stairs had to go.
Sure new carpet would be great but wow it s not cheap.
Then i promptly started cursing the previous owners for letting the builder cover these beautiful solid wood stairs with carpet but i digress.
These will grip the carpet backing and hold it in place.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.
But under the carpet was raw jagged uneven wood.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
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The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Consider that you ve got both padding and carpet working for the cause and you ll realize that bare wooden stairs can in no way match the quiet that carpet offers.
Stair stairway makeover remodel.
Here was my situation.
A step by step diy tutorial on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood give your staircase a makeover by refinishing them.
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.