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Yikes! Removed carpet on stairs, landing problem
Comments (0)Hi All! I am a new poster but a veteran lurker :) DH and I have just removed the carpet from my 15 step staircase. We are having trouble with the transition from the wood stair to a carpeted landing/hallway. The top step is unfinished, with no bullnose tread. We purchased an inexpensive metal strip but it seems very flimsy and from what I've read, visually unsafe. Wondering what would be the best route to take? I have read about using a landing tread but we are concerned with the height of the subfloor creating an incline. I am so nervous about this being a safety issue for our son. Ugh, I thought all the stirs were finished under the carpet!...See Moreremoving carpet and underlay from stairs..yuk
Comments (2)Hopefully you won't have a lot of other damage from the carpet installation. Many times we find that the wood underneath was used as a cutting board....See MoreRemoving carpet from stairs -daisyadair and everyone else
Comments (45)daisy~Love your blog! Very helpful, thanks so much for linking to it here. I noticed you mentioned something about low slip finish, please elaborate. skypathway~Thanks for starting this thread, please keep us posted on your progress. I got a verbal estimate of $300-$400 minimum for both berber and new cut-pile carpet, inc. padding and installation. Since you have to remove carpet to replace carpet, I guess I could decide what to do when that happens. It looks like (although looks can be deceiving) we might be able to just remove the carpet and padding, patch and paint the risers and polish the treads. As one option. I am still very concerned about slipping. I am not sure-footed anyway, and am presently suffering from a foot injury. I have a cat, and little ones always on my stairs (kids, not babies). I do remember my grandparent's had slippery wood steps. I am not fond of laundry baskets and stairs, have two sets of stairs to navigate in order to do the wash....See MoreRemoving carpet from stairs....have some ???s
Comments (3)I pulled up all the carpet on the stairs but not in the hallway yet..that will probably happen this weekend as the railing is going to be replaced on Saturday. one of the steps to see if that would help and it seems ok. I found the holes from the tac strips aren't bad because they're tucked away at the sides/ends. ANd they didn't seem to leave the rough edges that the staples did. There wsn't any glue under our tac strips. DO you have pics?...See MoreRelated Professionals
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