This is one project where not following the code can lead to potential serious slips and falls trust me i am an architect.
Carpeted stairs with hardwood landing.
A word of caution for fellow diyers read up on the code for stairs.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
Beautiful hardwood stairs will be ruined by the addition of carpeting because the tack strips need to be nailed down creating holes in the wood.
Buy enough tongue and groove hardwood to cover the space.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
There are many important considerations for installing carpet on stairs so learn what these considerations are and what s best for your stairs.
Here is the finished nosing.
If you decide to carpet your stairs be sure to consider the thickness of the carpet.
Image of carpet on stairs and hardwood on landing possible on the edge of recent projects.
The piece is used to finish mat wells too.
Here s how the old stairs looked.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
Measure the length and width of the landing.
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.
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Besides most homeowners with nice wooden stairs wouldn t be considering carpeting in the first place would they.
It is nearer than i thought it would be.
Buy a piece of stair nosing long enough to cover the edge of the landing.
To hardwood on the stairs safe could stop anyone have carpeted.
Designed to stairs existing pine stair has contracted the hardwood on landing tread you want a level on landing tread at least other person place.
A client who recently moved to the area asked me to help her update her home with a stair runner.
Her home is a newly built spanish style home with modern touches throughout.
Choose from exciting designs rich colours and adaptive styles.