Removing Carpet And Installing Hardwood Stairs

Removing carpet carpet pad and all staples left.

Removing carpet and installing hardwood stairs.

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. Before start on installation of hardwood the stairs should be properly prepared. 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. Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.

Measure cut and install stair. Screwing rough framing top boards to stair stringers. Labor rates total 4 25 to 9 25 per square foot to remove the old carpet and. Replace a carpet with hardwood flooring.

The average cost to install a new carpet is 685 for a 12 by 12 foot room. Cutting rough framing stair nosing. Here was my situation. As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.

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. If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful when cutting the carpet. Remove carpet first prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar. This includes costs for removing the old all materials and installation of the replacement.

The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise. Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors. Average cost to remove and replace a carpet. The basic rule of thumb with removing the carpet for a hardwood installation is that you just go in reverse to take things back to the original subfloor.

First check under the carpet. Start installation from the bottom and move up.