Just beautiful hardwood stairs.
Can you change carpeted stairs to hardwood.
To tell you the truth we had most of the transformation from carpeted stairs to hardwood completed last fall.
In this video we re using a tread that already has a rounded front.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
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.
The other option is to replace the tread piece entirely with a hardwood border.
Installing plank on carpeted stairs five page series.
Attach that piece with construction adhesive and nails as well.
I started with the bottom step by using pliers to pull the carpet away from stairs.
If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Is this a project i can handle.
In a matter of hours you can convert carpeted stairs to hardwood without the cost or hassle of total reconstruction.
Are you ready to upgrade your staircase.
Once you get the carpet up this is what you will see.
If you prefer you can round over a piece of wood.
When you come to the stairs you should be able to find.
You can totally do this even if you are a beginner at diy so don t let fear get in your way.
This is our stairs before.
I will take you step by step no pun intended 1.
Shown and discussed in this five page series is a collaboration of how an engineered plank was installed on a roughed framed wood substrate or the actual surface once the carpet and padding is removed.
Click here to see our overview video.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Stairs so beautiful you can t take your eyes off them.
Is a 1 difference in rise that important.
You can actually sense that difference as you go up and down the stairs.