Carpet Inlay On Wood Stairs

This is our stairs before.

Carpet inlay on wood stairs.

So the idea is to have a carpet inlaid in centre so it is of a similar level to the floor or just slightly protruding. Expanding the bottom stair. Your first picture does not look good it is the waterfall style. Watch how to install treads risers and stair nosing on it.

Why ever would you want to inlay the carpet into the wood. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. You don t want to damage them. Matahum stair treads carpet non slip for runner wood stairs covers 15 pack indoor for dogs elders and kids 8 x30 black 36 99 38.

When he installed the new bottom two stairs he also routed the front edges of the 2 12 on the top and bottom so that the nose of the stair tread had a more pleasing and looked more finished and less like a 2 12. Besides most homeowners with nice wooden stairs wouldn t be considering carpeting in the first place would they. Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall. Wood stairs are slippery and you do not want a family member or a guest to fall.

Having carpet on the stairs doesn t necessarily prevent falls but it helps to provide traction compared to hardwood. First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. That looks really odd and furthermore you are permanently damaging the wood of your stairs.

We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful when cutting the carpet. The floor is laid in a manner so the tongue is facing the skirting board on all sides and the groove is the side that will meet the carpet on all sides. Installing hardwood flooring on stairs you can face with open sided staircase.

The solid wood floor runs parallel to all walls following the room around. 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. For the actual structure of the bottom stairs we reused any 2 4 s and 2 6 s that we already head. 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.

The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.