Replacing Carpet With Stair Treads

I decided to go for a classic look dark stained treads with white painted risers.

Replacing carpet with stair treads.

So it was no surprise that the very first project i wanted to take on when we bought our first house was replacing the dreary old carpet on the stairs with hardwood. Air conditioning cooling. Replacing the treads of your stairs which are the parts you step on is a great way to revamp an old staircase. Incentive to the home if you don t want to add any more money to this home.

Remove all the old carpet padding staples and tack strips. Glued carpet may leave residue that you need to sand off with a disk. You can also see here a gap between the treads and the risers. If your stairs are carpeted the first thing you ll have to do is pull up the carpeting.

Replacing your old carpet stairs with hardwood treads will also increase the resale value of your home. A professional will nail and glue treads over the top of existing steps. How do you install oak stair treads over existing stairs. Pulling carpet up from stairs to see what was under the carpet we began to tear at a corner piece using pliers for assistance.

Explore average costs to refinish hardwood stairs replace carpet or build a new staircase. Back most popular projects. 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. While photos might convey a different look it was old and super dingy.

When we moved into this house almost two years ago we knew immediately that we d be replacing the carpet running down the stairs. Start a project view popular projects. Check the stair steps both risers and treads for plumb and level and squeaking. I often suggest replacing carpet with cork because cork is a quot natural quot.

I would offer a quot flooring quot.