Carpet And Wood Stairs

These beautiful wood stairs were once carpeted.

Carpet and wood stairs.

Should we go with carpeted stairs or hard wood. Aside from plain piles pick from classic stripes pretty polka dots and even psychedelic florals. First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar. Wood is louder than carpet.

Besides most homeowners with nice wooden stairs wouldn t be considering carpeting in the first place would they. 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. Carpeting on stairs is automatically going to accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood. 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.

This is our stairs before. Not many rooms are done yet. Jan 5 2017 explore homeincsales s board carpeted stairs on pinterest. After removing the carpet dispose of the carpet pad.

Suzanne if your room is directly below the stairs then it might be a little too. We ve been doing quite a bit around the house since we moved in. If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful when cutting the carpet. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.

Carpeted stairs require regular vacuuming and an occasional cleaning to keep them in top shape. Find out how she did it. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. 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.

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 everything is removed clean up the stairs with a shop vac. You have plenty of options to boot these days. Hardwood stairs are easy to clean and maintain with a broom and a mop.

You too can take your stairs from ugly carpet to beautiful wood stairs. 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. See more ideas about stairs carpet stairs stair runner. Carpet works wonders on stairs like this.

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