If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
Hardwood stairs with carpet at top.
In addition should a fall ever occur carpet offers a much softer landing spot than wood flooring which could help reduce the likelihood of injury.
Follow the instructions on dry time.
Even if you prefer hard surfaces such as hardwood or laminate carpet on the stairs is still a good idea even if it is in the form of a runner on the stairs having carpet on the stairs is infinitely safer than having the stairs covered with hard surface flooring.
Carpets provide safety for stairs.
Remove carpet from stairs.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
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.
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.
Having carpet on the stairs doesn t necessarily prevent falls but it helps to provide traction compared to hardwood.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
Here was my situation.
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.
Jan 5 2017 explore homeincsales s board carpeted stairs on pinterest.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.
Rioland stair treads carpet non slip indoor stair runners for wooden steps stair rugs for kids and dogs set of 15 8 x 30 brown 4 5 out of 5 stars 152 39 99.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
Best diy project ever.
Stain staircase and banister.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.