Replacing Carpet With Hardwood Floors On Stairs

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.

Replacing carpet with hardwood floors on stairs.

My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Each piece of bamboo flooring is 3 75 wide and 36 long. The other option is to replace the tread piece entirely with a hardwood border.

This web page originated in 2004 as a how to install plank flooring on stairs. The new hardwood stairs will be attached to the substrate. I did a quick price comparison to replace carpet stairs with wood to show you the cost savings of using hardwood floor vs the matching stair treads risers. Replace carpet on stairs with hardwood.

Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. How to transform carpeted stairs into hardwood. Price comparison analysis. Visit the chapters below go to matching floors stair treads.

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. It seems the norm is wood to carpet. This is our stairs before. Learn how to rip up that carpet on your stairs and reveal or create the beautiful hardwood that s been hiding underneath.

Go to our original installing plank on stairs. I used 6 pieces of the bamboo flooring on the mock stair. If you currently have carpeted stairs tearing up the carpet will reveal a plywood substrate. Attach that piece with construction adhesive and nails as well.

If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it. Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting. If you prefer you can round over a piece of wood. 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.

Do we have the wood floor on the very top stair on the landing which will be be higher than the rest of the stairs o. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.