If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful.
Carpet stairs to wood stairs.
Well this is a cheater version little scraping little painting that uses wood caps on top off your existing stairs.
From carpet to wood stairs redo cheater version.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar.
Where carpeted stairs really excel is in houses that have noisy stairs.
They are called retro treads and mine were unstained red oak from lowes.
Here was my situation.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
By stacy of the serene swede.
For 10 to 12 steps this costs 1 080 to 2 700 including carpet removal.
You know all of those stair tutorials that are a lot of work.
How to remodel stairs from carpet to wood step 1.
Cuz no one wants to step on those.
Remove carpet from stairs.
Now that the carpet is removed it s time to sand the threads down and make.
To avoid damage to the wood stairs they used a cat paw and hammer to gently remove the tack strips.
And then they had to work on removing the staples.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
To start removing carpet costs 75 to 300.
Besides most homeowners with nice wooden stairs wouldn t be considering carpeting in the first place would they.
Lots of scraping and lots of painting.
Check out my step by step tutorial so that you can redo your own stairs with minimal work and maximum effect.
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 60 carpet to hardwood stair remodel.
Use pliers and a pry bar to pull up any nails tacks and tack strips.
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.
I am so happy to guest blogging again on one of my favorite blogosphere stops.
The result was a clean transition from wood to carpet.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.
Replace carpeted stairs with wood cost.
Remove varnish from wood stairs.
A carpenter might not tackle this part of the job but you can hire a handyman for 60 to 65 an hour.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
Once the carpet is gone you ll pay 100 to 200 per step.
Jenna shows you how she did it here.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
This noise may be a result of children once young kids learn all about the staircase they will use them relentlessly.
This is our stairs before.
Before anything can change the old nasty carpet needs to be removed.