If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful when cutting the carpet.
Carpet stairs wood floors.
Even if you prefer hard surfaces such as hardwood or laminate carpet on the stairs is still a good idea even if it is in the form of a runner on the stairs having carpet on the stairs is infinitely safer than having the stairs covered with hard surface flooring.
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.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
Carpets provide safety for stairs.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Carpet works wonders on stairs like this.
It costs 40 to 75 to refinish a step.
You could save money by refinishing your stairs and floors all at once instead of paying for them separately.
You can sand hardwood floors with a machine but stairs are smaller and require more time and attention.
After trying to live with the hardwood stairway we decided to just continued that carpet down the steps.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
Here was my situation.
In addition should a fall ever occur carpet offers a much softer landing spot than wood flooring which could help reduce the likelihood of injury.
For 10 to 12 steps this costs 400 to 900.
Beautiful hardwood stairs will be ruined by the addition of carpeting because the tack strips need to be nailed down creating holes in the wood.
A video about converting carpeted stairs to hardwood.
This is our stairs before.
Having carpet on the stairs doesn t necessarily prevent falls but it helps to provide traction compared to hardwood.
Cost to refinish hardwood stairs.
You don t want to damage them.
First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar.