Carpet On Hardwood Stairs

For all of you light sleepers this could be the deciding factor between hardwood or carpet on stairs.

Carpet on hardwood stairs.

So back in the early days of our coronavirus quarantine i decided it was as good a time as any to pull up all the gross old carpet in the entryway and refinish the hardwood stairs underneath. Hardwood stairs average 100 to 200 per step including labor a flight of stairs is 10 to 12 steps and would cost 1 000 to 2 400. 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. Builders commonly recreate the high end look of more expensive full length steps by installing pieces on the edges instead of complete hardwood risers.

Ripping up the carpet was hard and messy work. It was also the easy part. One main floor option is hand scraped laminate with carpet up the stairs to the bedroom where carpet will be the entire upper floor then carpet will also go down the stairs from the main floor to the basement rec room and guest space this will be some kind of floating floor. Over time wooden stairs may also start to creak which might irritate some home owners.

First check under the carpet. Here was my situation. If you have children pets or need some insulation against loud music then carpet may be the way to go. Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.

I was not a fan of carpeting before moving into my current home where the stuff covers two stairwells and the whole second floor. Sanding the steps in particular was brutal. I m even more of a detractor now that it has caused me to fall three times on the stairs with the most recent incident on monday drawing some blood i m not an especially clumsy person. As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.

I was barefoot having just taken off my slippers that merit their name. Carpets naturally absorb sound. Winner when it. Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.

If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining. Follow the instructions on dry time. Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting. Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.