Removing Carpet From Stairs And Replacing With Wood

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Removing carpet from stairs and replacing with wood.

We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise. Why remove the carpet from stairs. The stairs are the heart of our home.

If both the treads and the risers are carpeted you may be able to slide the blade of a utility knife along an edge without scratching the wood. Best diy project ever. Stain the wood treads. This is our stairs before.

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. Remove carpet from stairs. 60 carpet to hardwood stair remodel. I ve had my eye on removing the carpet from the stairs for some time.

Here was my situation. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. Plus check out our favorite featured staircases and then 25 great staircases and entries and now that you ve got stair envy here s stacy to share her carpet to wood stair remodel you might remember her 20 board and batten kitchen island stacy knows how to stretch a dollar.

Fill in any holes in the wood with wood filler. In our little house you can see the living room and the kitchen from the stairs all while yelling up them to anyone who may be in the bedrooms. Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the staples holding it in place from underneath green arrow below. Using a varnish stripper remove the top coat from the stair treads.

Remove the carpet from the stairs. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. This mama got bored last weekend and decided it was time to tackle a project that has been on my wish list to do list for a long long time.

As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise. Paint the stair risers. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. Step 1 get started.

Sand the wood using multiple grit sandpaper. Without damaging the wood you must reach under the carpet and pry it free. The hardest part about removing carpet from stairs is starting.