Should you put carpet on stairs or not? How to install hardwood flooring on stairs? What is good alternative to carpet on stairs?
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. This is our stairs before. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet , see what wood was underneath, and. First, prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar. If you have existing hardwoods underneath, be careful. After removing the carpet , dispose of the carpet pad.
Use pliers and a pry bar to pull up any nails, tacks and tack strips. Before anything can change the old nasty carpet needs to be removed. Now that the carpet is remove it’s time to sand the threads down and make. Glued carpet may leave residue that you need. The International Residential Code prescribes a maximum riser height of ¾” and a minimum tread width of 10”.
And then they had to work on removing the staples! Cuz no one wants to step on those! The transition to the carpeted stairs was easy but important! Jenna shows you how she did it here.
To start , removing carpet costs $to $300.