This is our stairs before.
Changing carpet on stairs to printed carpet.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
I did this in fact with my own stair which is right in the middle of my open plan home just beyond the entry hall.
I repaired the treads removed.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
I removed all of the padding tack strips nails and staples.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
One year ago i ripped up all of the beige carpet on my stairs.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
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.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Just found this because we have laminate on our stairs and i m irritated by the lip for the product we chose pergo xp homestead oak.
Our project is not quite finished so i m desperately seeking solutions via a different type of stair nose product and even researching ripping off the laminate stairs and replacing with real wood we only have 6 stairs since we live in a split level.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.