For homes with carpeting carpet stairs will flow better.
Hardwood floors with carpeted stairs.
Cleaning and maintenance of hardwood flooring and carpet.
This web page originated in 2004 as a how to install plank flooring on stairs.
You can sand hardwood floors with a machine but stairs are smaller and require more time and attention.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
Will it look too odd.
Visit the chapters below go to matching floors stair treads.
If you want a cohesive look in your home consider the other types of flooring you have.
This makes the long term cost of carpet comparable to certain types of hardwood flooring.
Actually we have a carpeted tile top floor bedrooms laundry and hardwood middle floor.
We built our house last year and have carpeted stairs with hardwood floors landing.
It costs 40 to 75 to refinish a step.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
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.
Carpet also won t last as long as hardwood and will need to be replaced frequently.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
Carpeted stairs will obviously accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood.
We might get the first 2 stairs as wood for the flow.
Cost is a concern so thinking of getting all downstairs and upstairs excluding rooms wood but leave stairs as carpet for now.
Carpeted stairs require regular vacuuming and an occasional cleaning to keep them in top shape.
You could save money by refinishing your stairs and floors all at once instead of paying for them separately.
Hardwood stairs are easy to clean and maintain with a broom and a mop.
You ll have to get out the vacuum and give carpeted stairs a good deep cleaning about once a week.
We have a very open floor plan and planning to replace flooring with engineered wood.
Wood is louder than carpet.
Go to our original installing plank on stairs.
For 10 to 12 steps this costs 400 to 900.
Follow the instructions on dry time.
Carpeting on stairs is automatically going to accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood.
For homes with wood floors a carpeted staircase can feel outdated and out of place.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
Replace carpet on stairs with hardwood.