In both cases hardwood can be installed over but preparations may be slightly different.
Carpet over hardwood stairs.
Both pieces attach directly to the original wood staircase after any carpeting or other finished flooring has been removed.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
Attach that piece with construction adhesive and nails as well.
Remove carpet from stairs.
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Pull some of the carpet from the sides.
If you see nails or gaps in the tread against the stair stringer this system has been built on site.
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If you re tired of wood flooring install carpet right over the hardwood flooring.
The other option is to replace the tread piece entirely with a hardwood border.
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Patterned top surface provides traction underfoot while gripper back.
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Stain staircase and banister.
If you prefer you can round over a piece of wood.
Run the flat edge of a stair tool along the top of the tackless strip to finish.
If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it.
The best systems use 100 percent hardwood materials resulting in the look of traditional hardwood stairs.
Installing carpeting over a hardwood floor is not a difficult task but it does require some physical labor.
A full hardwood stair tread overlay system includes form fitted tread covers and matching or painted riser boards.
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.
How to install carpet over hardwood flooring.
In this video we re using a tread that already has a rounded front.
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Adjust the wall trimmer to the carpet thickness and trim the excess carpet at each wall.