With carpeted stairs you will never be able to adequately clean that angle where tread and riser meet.
Carpet to wood stairs.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
To avoid damage to the wood stairs they used a cat paw and hammer to gently remove the tack strips.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
This is our stairs before.
The result was a clean transition from wood to carpet.
It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
So we got to work and this is our process on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood.
By stacy of the serene swede.
Cuz no one wants to step on those.
Maybe we could refinish the stairs.
Cleaning carpeting stairs.
And then they had to work on removing the staples.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
The transition to the carpeted stairs was easy but important.
By contrast wooden stairs can be cleaned with a whisk broom and dustpan.
I am so happy to guest blogging again on one of my favorite blogosphere stops.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
Here s stacy to share her carpet to wood stair remodel you might remember her 20 board and batten kitchen island stacy knows how to stretch a dollar 60 carpet to hardwood stair remodel.