Replacing Carpet With Stair Treads

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.

Replacing carpet with stair treads.

Check the stair steps both risers and treads for plumb and level and squeaking. Air conditioning cooling. When we moved into this house almost two years ago we knew immediately that we d be replacing the carpet running down the stairs. A professional will nail and glue treads over the top of existing steps.

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. How do you install oak stair treads over existing stairs. Replacing the treads of your stairs which are the parts you step on is a great way to revamp an old staircase.

If your stairs are carpeted the first thing you ll have to do is pull up the carpeting. You can also see here a gap between the treads and the risers. It will take a special buyer to go for this and you are already having a hard time getting this sold. I decided to go for a classic look dark stained treads with white painted risers.

Glued carpet may leave residue that you need to sand off with a disk. 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. Remove all the old carpet padding staples and tack strips. Replacing your old carpet stairs with hardwood treads will also increase the resale value of your home.

The easiest way to make a template for your replacement stair treads. Back most popular projects. They ooze warmth character and impart dignity to any space. Start a project view popular projects.

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