The best systems use 100 percent hardwood materials resulting in the look of traditional hardwood stairs.
Carpet over hardwood stairs.
If you prefer you can round over a piece of wood.
How to install carpet over hardwood flooring.
Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors.
Remove carpet from stairs.
Adjust the wall trimmer to the carpet thickness and trim the excess carpet at each wall.
If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
In this video we re using a tread that already has a rounded front.
Wide x 144 in.
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.
Stain staircase and banister.
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.
The other option is to replace the tread piece entirely with a hardwood border.
Installing carpeting over a hardwood floor is not a difficult task but it does require some physical labor.
Use a stair tool to push the edges of the carpet between the wall and the tackless strips.
Cost skill level.
Classic rib low pile clear floor protection classic rib low pile carpet protector measures classic rib low pile carpet protector measures 27 in.
Pull some of the carpet from the sides.
Composed of up to 100 recycled materials this utility mat will protects carpeting and prevents soil and wear.
Ideal for high traffic areas.
Run the flat edge of a stair tool along the top of the tackless strip to finish.
Best diy project ever.
If you see nails or gaps in the tread against the stair stringer this system has been built on site.
Both pieces attach directly to the original wood staircase after any carpeting or other finished flooring has been removed.
If you re tired of wood flooring install carpet right over the hardwood flooring.
A full hardwood stair tread overlay system includes form fitted tread covers and matching or painted riser boards.