All in all we started on it two sundays ago which is when we ripped out the carpet and we finished it today which is the 15th day after we started.
Transition from carpet to wood stairs.
If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful when cutting the carpet.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
What is typically done in.
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Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us.
First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar.
We did it ourselves.
What is the best way to achieve the transition.
No more cancer causing fumes from oil based products.
This is our stairs before.
It seems the norm is wood to carpet.
Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs.
2 bevel cut the back edge of the stair tread to minimize the height difference.
You don t want to damage them.
Do we have the wood floor on the very top stair on the landing which will be be higher than the rest of the stairs o.
Yay we are so relieved that the stairs are finally done.
1 cut the sub flooring in that small area and replace it so the transition between the carpet and stair tread is level and acceptable.
We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here.
What a time consuming project though.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
Hey all we want to have a carpet stairs leading to a semi solid engineered plank wood landing.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.