We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Hardwood stairs carpet upstairs.
What you should do after carpet removal.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
This is our stairs before.
If you happened to see this post from last week then you have already had a sneak peak at my newly redone stairs.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
Some people think that it might be cheaper if they re doing an install themselves just to add a little bit of hardwood on the side of the stairs to make it look like they re hardwood and then have carpet inlaid.
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Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
Well as promised i am going to break down the entire process for you and show you how we went from carpet to hardwood stairs for under 100.
I m so excited to share this post with you today.
If this is the style of your stairs you still need to check what s underneath the carpet as the underlying.
Follow the instructions on dry time.
But for the labor that that costs you might as well put the hardwood all the way across and put your carpet runner down.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
Functional builder grade stairs stairs that exist only to move people from point a to point b with zero concern for aesthetics can be improved with carpeting it is difficult to fix unattractive stairs because they do not lend themselves to painting carpet works wonders on stairs like this.
Some stairs have carpeting that runs up the center with edges that are bare hardwood.
Here is diy how to prepare stair bullnose for hardwood or laminate floor installation.