If you currently have carpeted stairs tearing up the carpet will reveal a plywood substrate.
Replacing carpet on stairs with hardwood.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
This is our stairs before.
This web page originated in 2004 as a how to install plank flooring on stairs.
Functional builder grade stairs stairs that exist only to move people from point a to point b with zero concern for aesthetics can be improved with carpeting it is difficult to fix unattractive stairs because they do not lend themselves to painting carpet works wonders on stairs like this.
Attach that piece with construction adhesive and nails as well.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Visit the chapters below go to matching floors stair treads.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
If you prefer you can round over a piece of wood.
Go to our original installing plank on stairs.
How to replace stair carpet with paint 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.
In this video we re using a tread that already has a rounded front.
The new hardwood stairs will be attached to the substrate.
If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.