First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar.
Replace carpet on stairs with hardwood.
Remove staples nails or tack strips.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
Matching floors and stair treads.
Preparation for hardwood ripping up the carpet from your stairway is likely to reveal tack strips along both sides that you can pull up with a pry bar.
Replace carpeted stairs with wood cost.
To start removing carpet costs 75 to 300.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Glued carpet may leave residue that you need.
A carpenter might not tackle this part of the job but you can hire a handyman for 60 to 65 an hour.
Installing plank on carpeted stairs five page.
Once the carpet is gone you ll pay 100 to 200 per step.
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.
If you have existing hardwoods underneath.
This is our stairs before.
Replace carpet on stairs with hardwood we ve evolved.
For 10 to 12 steps this costs 1 080 to 2 700 including carpet removal.
Replacing your old carpet stairs with hardwood treads will also increase the resale value of your home.
Go to our original installing plank on stairs.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
The cheapest we had was probably 3 4k if we just had the actual treads and risers done.
You are not going to find anyone to do that for under 1000.
We paid over 5k for a curved staircase to switch from carpet to hardwood.
Here was my situation.
That included iron balusters on stairs and hallway as well.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Matching treads with new flooring falls into a custom category.