Follow the instructions on dry time.
Carpet convert to wood stair contemporary.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
The original staircase had 22 year old carpet and out dated turned spindles and newell posts.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
This is our stairs before.
Converting an old staircase to look new and modern.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
My wife and i decided it was time to have our house remodeled and i decided to tackle the staircase on my own.
How to transform carpeted stairs into hardwood.
I am fine keeping the current railing.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
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.
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.
Learn how to rip up that carpet on your stairs and reveal or create the beautiful hardwood that s been hiding underneath.
Maybe we could refinish the stairs.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
The new staircase has luxury vinyl flooring.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
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.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
I am in a contemporary 1970 s townhouse that has been gradually de contemporized over the years through renovations by previous owners.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.