Solid wood stairs or carpet on stairs...which would you do?
jencjudd
13 years ago
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Solid or engineered wood treads on stairs
Comments (2)Have the guy who says he can match the floor stain show you a sample to show you. don't just take his word. I do a lot of custom staining of treads to match a prefinish color. If someone were to ask me to show them a sample before them wanting it done, I would have absolutely no problem in doing so. I would def do solid treads. they will hold up better, and not to mention down the road if you wanted to change colors you could do so. engineered wont give you that option, at least not multiple times. just my opinion on this, but do not distress the treads to match the wear of the floor. it never looks as good as one hopes and its kind of a waste or time. Its a stairway, its suppose to stand out as its own attraction....See MoreCarpet stairs with different carpet at top of stairs?
Comments (3)If you are looking to do a decorative carpet on the stairs (only) then one way to do it is to use the carpet as a RUNNER...not a stringer-stringer carpeting. The other thing to consider is normally the stairs should match "something". If you have different carpet at the top of the stairs that does not match the stair carpet, that NORMALLY means you have different carpet DOWN stairs. The stairs will match the carpeting on the MAIN floor. I'm not hearing that this is your scenario. What type of flooring do you have on the main floor? This is what the stairs will be MATCHING if you choose to go this route (stairs not matching carpet upstairs). The other way to do this is to use the decorative carpet on the stairs and then pay to have an area rug cut and bound in your chosen "stair" carpet. This area rug then sits in the entrance/bottom of the stairs. This is a quick, easy (slightly less expensive) way to get the stairs to match "something".....'cause they really should match something. Right now they match the upstairs carpet. Once you change this design feature, you need to REPLACE it with another version of "must match something". The bound area rug in the same carpet is one of the fastest ways to do this. Good luck. Remember to look at your main level flooring and decide whether or not you want to go forward with this concept....See MoreStair issue What can you do with curved staircase with wooden end cap
Comments (2)Thanks so much for your response. I didn't think it would look right to only do the hardwood in the middle. I was concerned about the cost and waste of replacing the railing and spindles and hoped they could be reused. We would really like the stairs to be hardwood as the entrance foyer opens to them....See Morewould you do solid hardwood main level and LVP upstairs???
Comments (5)I’ve had real wood/carpet, laminate and now LVP in my upstairs area (which my dog refers to as “her toilet”). Neither of the first 2 combos held up to her wrath, but so far, the LVP is going strong. Let me tell you, there’s a lot of hate on LVP and I know why, and for us, budget was not a concern so we bought the highest end LVP we could find, and it was as expensive as engineered wood when we were done upgraded the padding and what not. I would NOT put this on a main floor, it looks good but not THAT good, but for us it was for the durability and the fact that I really don’t want to change it out a 3rd time! Yes I’m selling in a couple of years, but with how nice it looks it will certainly not deter buyers. Homes in our area definitely use it (we’re in south Florida around lots of humidity, so it’s either porcelain tile or LVP). Do what is best for your family and needs....See Morejencjudd
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