Replacing Carpet With Stair Treads

While photos might convey a different look it was old and super dingy.

Replacing carpet with stair treads.

I often suggest replacing carpet with cork because cork is a quot natural quot. Replacing the treads of your stairs which are the parts you step on is a great way to revamp an old staircase. How do you install oak stair treads over existing stairs. If your stairs are carpeted the first thing you ll have to do is pull up the carpeting.

Explore average costs to refinish hardwood stairs replace carpet or build a new staircase. Back most popular projects. Glued carpet may leave residue that you need to sand off with a disk. When we moved into this house almost two years ago we knew immediately that we d be replacing the carpet running down the stairs.

Remove all the old carpet padding staples and tack strips. Check the stair steps both risers and treads for plumb and level and squeaking. 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. You can also see here a gap between the treads and the risers.

Air conditioning cooling. 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. Start a project view popular projects. The easiest way to make a template for your replacement stair treads.

Incentive to the home if you don t want to add any more money to this home. I decided to go for a classic look dark stained treads with white painted risers. It will take a special buyer to go for this and you are already having a hard time getting this sold. Replacing your old carpet stairs with hardwood treads will also increase the resale value of your home.

They ooze warmth character and impart dignity to any space.