Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
Carpet to hardwood stairs diy.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
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.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
This is our stairs before.
Well as promised i am going to break down the entire process for you and show you how we went from carpet to.
By doing this transition you ll give your home a more farmhouse home decor style.
If you happened to see this post from last week then you have already had a sneak peak at my newly redone stairs.
Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors.
The previous owner had installed tile near the doorway entry bottom of the stairs and 3 4 thick hardwood in the passageway at the top of the stairs.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
From carpet to hardwood stairs.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
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.
Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs.
Here was my situation.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here.
I m so excited to share this post with you today.
Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us.
Follow the instructions on dry time.
Use this diy stair hack idea to makeover your carpet stairway into beautiful hardwood stairways.