Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
From carpet to wood stairs.
Cuz no one wants to step on those.
By stacy of the serene swede.
So we got to work and this is our process on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood.
This is our stairs before.
It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
To avoid damage to the wood stairs they used a cat paw and hammer to gently remove the tack strips.
And then they had to work on removing the staples.
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 60 carpet to hardwood stair remodel.
I am so happy to guest blogging again on one of my favorite blogosphere stops.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
The result was a clean transition from wood to carpet.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
Maybe we could refinish the 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.
Jenna shows you how she did it here.
The transition to the carpeted stairs was easy but important.