It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
Carpeted stairs in the woods.
As anyone who frequents the forest will tell you it isn t uncommon to come across some unusual things.
The transition to the carpeted stairs was easy but important.
To tell you the truth we had most of the transformation from carpeted stairs to hardwood completed last fall.
I fear there is no lovely wood underneath to refinish in this 70 s ca contemporary.
People all over the world are finding inexplicable stairs in the woods and it s starting to scare the heck out of the internet.
I had thought of closing it off and running stairs from walk straight down to living room until i realized every time i left the master to go.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
Would hafta look into redoing the whole staircase.
I didn t take a picture of the stairs before with carpet but imagine carpeted stairs in pretty much every house built in the 1980 s that you ve ever entered and you ll have a pretty good idea of what.
Jenna shows you how she did it here.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.
With carpeted stairs you will never be able to adequately clean that angle where tread and riser meet.
So we got to work and this is our process on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
By contrast wooden stairs can be cleaned with a whisk broom and dustpan.
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.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
Directions for how to update carpeted stairs into a wooden staircase.
The second phase of the staircase makeover had a ton more work.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
Cleaning carpeting stairs.
Great idea but the stairs were carpeted when we moved in.
The result was a clean transition from wood to carpet smart.
Then i got busy working on outdoor projects and they were bumped to the bottom of the list once.
But cold weather hit before we got around to sanding and staining the handrails so they sat in the garage until the weather warmed up.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
This is our stairs before.
Follow the instructions on dry time.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Including sanding the stairs filling the gazillion holes from the carpet tacks and staples and staining the treads.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Strange looking trees and odd animals are common fixtures on any foray into nature.
Maybe we could refinish the stairs.
First we had to get rid of the existing bullnoses on the stairs.