Carpet Over Hardwood Stairs

How to install carpet over hardwood flooring.

Carpet over hardwood stairs.

Hardwood stairs average 100 to 200 per step including labor a flight of stairs is 10 to 12 steps and would cost 1 000 to 2 400. Remove carpet from stairs. If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it. Installing carpeting over a hardwood floor is not a difficult task but it does require some physical labor.

Ideal for high traffic areas. Attach that piece with construction adhesive and nails as well. Adjust the wall trimmer to the carpet thickness and trim the excess carpet at each wall. In this video we re using a tread that already has a rounded front.

In both cases hardwood can be installed over but preparations may be slightly different. Wide x 144 in. Patterned top surface provides traction underfoot while gripper back. 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.

Use a stair tool to push the edges of the carpet between the wall and the tackless strips. Both pieces attach directly to the original wood staircase after any carpeting or other finished flooring has been removed. A full hardwood stair tread overlay system includes form fitted tread covers and matching or painted riser boards. The best systems use 100 percent hardwood materials resulting in the look of traditional hardwood stairs.

If you re tired of wood flooring install carpet right over the hardwood flooring. Cost skill level. Pull some of the carpet from the sides. Best diy project ever.

Run the flat edge of a stair tool along the top of the tackless strip to finish. Composed of up to 100 recycled materials this utility mat will protects carpeting and prevents soil and wear. Stain staircase and banister. The other option is to replace the tread piece entirely with a hardwood border.

Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors. If you see nails or gaps in the tread against the stair stringer this system has been built on site.