Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
Changing carpet on stairs.
For 10 to 12 steps this costs 1 080 to 2 700 including carpet removal.
How to change the carpet on stairs.
After removing the carpet dispose of the carpet pad.
Starting at a corner begin pulling the carpet up.
This is our stairs before.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Remove staples nails or tack strips.
Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house.
Once the carpet is gone you ll pay 100 to 200 per step.
Stairs receive a substantial amount of traffic on a daily basis.
Use pliers and a pry bar to pull up any nails tacks.
First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar.
You don t want to damage them.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
To start removing carpet costs 75 to 300.
Remove carpet from stairs.
Shown and discussed in this five page series is a collaboration of how an engineered plank was installed on a roughed framed wood substrate or the actual surface once the carpet and padding is removed.
It helps to use long nose pliers flat head screwdriver and or painter s tool.
I didn t use it but a kicker is recommended.
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.
A carpenter might not tackle this part of the job but you can hire a handyman for 60 to 65 an hour.
Installing plank on carpeted stairs five page series.
Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them.
Https amzn to 2ukunce so the big question is how is it holding up especially since i did not use a kicker o.
Before anything can change the old nasty carpet needs to be removed.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
This leaves carpeting looking more worn and soiled than in low traffic areas of your home.
If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful when cutting the carpet.