Carpet On Hardwood Stairs

Here was my situation.

Carpet on hardwood stairs.

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. If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining. As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise. I was not a fan of carpeting before moving into my current home where the stuff covers two stairwells and the whole second floor.

Ripping up the carpet was hard and messy work. I m even more of a detractor now that it has caused me to fall three times on the stairs with the most recent incident on monday drawing some blood i m not an especially clumsy person. Sanding the steps in particular was brutal. If your carpeted stairs are flanked by pieces of hardwood chances are that the hardwood flooring does not extend beyond the edges that you can see.

Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors. Follow the instructions on dry time. 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. I was barefoot having just taken off my slippers that merit their name.

Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal. Carpets naturally absorb sound. If you have children pets or need some insulation against loud music then carpet may be the way to go. 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.

Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting. It was also the easy part. For all of you light sleepers this could be the deciding factor between hardwood or carpet on stairs. Over time wooden stairs may also start to creak which might irritate some home owners.

Winner when it. Builders commonly recreate the high end look of more expensive full length steps by installing pieces on the edges instead of complete hardwood risers. Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth. Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.