Replace carpet on stairs with hardwood.
Replacing carpet on stairs with hardwood.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
This web page originated in 2004 as a how to install plank flooring on stairs.
This is our stairs before.
Attach that piece with construction adhesive and nails as well.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
Visit the chapters below go to matching floors stair treads.
If you prefer you can round over a piece of wood.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
How to replace stair carpet with paint one of the most dramatic remodeling changes you can make is to rip up all the dusty old carpeting in a house and replace it with hardwood.
Go to our original installing plank on stairs.
If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it.
If the stairs are already made of hardwood it s possible to install the new stairs over the old ones although modifications may be necessary if the new stairs overlap the stair stringer or.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
If you currently have carpeted stairs tearing up the carpet will reveal a plywood substrate.
In this video we re using a tread that already has a rounded front.