Install Hardwood On Carpeted Stairs

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Install hardwood on carpeted stairs.

For a professional installation the numbers come in like this. Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth. Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall. Included are carpet pad and tack strip removal along with preparing the actual substrate that calls for removing the existing rough nosing.

Hardwood stairs average 100 to 200 per step including labor a flight of stairs is 10 to 12 steps and would cost 1 000 to 2 400. We replaced our floors upstairs with beautiful new hardwoods and that made these stairs look even worse. Add the two figures together then add 6 inches to account for waste. The initial work is the preparation for placing hardwood on the stairs.

Preparation for hardwood ripping up the carpet from your stairway is likely to reveal tack strips along both sides that you can pull up with a pry bar. If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining. Follow the instructions on dry time. Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.

It was time to renovate our carpeted stairs. If you need more than one runner add an additional 12 inches to the total to account for seams where the two carpet pieces will join. Having carpet on the stairs is infinitely safer than having the stairs covered with hard surface flooring. Glued carpet may leave residue that you need.

The total is the length of the runner carpet you will need to cover the stairs. Keep in mind rates will vary from one region to another. It ended up being a little more difficult than normal since we planned on installing hardwood flooring on stairs with an existing nosing but i found an easy solution. Even if you prefer hard surfaces such as hardwood or laminate carpet on the stairs is still a good idea even if it is in the form of a runner on the stairs.

Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal. Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.