How do you "turn the corner" on stairs ??
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Comments (8)A friend of mine enclosed the area under the stairs and then slipped in her extra refrigerator opposite the stair landing. It fit perfectly and keep it out of the way. We have always enclosed this area and used it as closet storage but there is wasted space due to the incline of the stairs. But cubbies are a good idea and I love the wet bar....See Morehow did you do your stairs
Comments (4)we have a basement stairway that is drywalled on both sides. It actually gives a feel of going down into a cave. so, you may want to keep the openness. But, I'm sure you can do better than a 2x4 for the attachment. maybe a pole that's 6 x 6 around in a box? for safety, you may find lighting to be more helpful. These days, I worry more about the old folks than the kids :o)...See MoreHow do you clean your carpeted stairs?
Comments (12)I have the same dog situation. I don't even want to stop them, they have so much fun running up and down the stairs to retrieve their toys. I also have that exact red Dirt Devil hand vac, but I never use it for stairs because it won't get NEAR the corners and edges. Not too great anywhere else either. The worst thing is I don't even have an outlet anywhere near the stairs. I actually tried sweeping them, yes, with a broom, and that worked OK. It's deep-pile carpet, so I had to sweep vigorously. This only makes them look clean, it doesn't suction any dirt out, but since the carpet is old and soon to be replaced, I don't care. It's a quick way to clean them up. Otherwise, I get an extension cord and use the attachment in my Miele canister, which is AWESOME. It gets deep into any crevice and grabs everything. It's the tool with little red felt lint-grabber strips....See MoreWhen you install cork what do you do for your stairs?
Comments (7)@ Heather...If you cannot afford 'reclaimed wood' you probably cannot afford the glue down cork tile flooring for the entire house. I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer but the installation of cork glue down tiles SHOULD BE the same cost as laying tile = $12-$15/sf. A glue down tile can be used on stairs but the COSTS ARE ENORMOUS! It is an installation NIGHTMARE to glue down cork tiles over stairs. You will DOUBLE the installation costs (cost per square foot) to lay glue down tiles over the stairs. If you insist on a glue down tile floor, that's fine. Just be FULLY AWARE of what you are signing up for. The subfloor costs can/should be EXPENSIVE. Cork glue down tiles require PERFECTLY CLEAN (ahem...usually new) subfloors. Any old flooring gunk left on the subfloor must be removed...old carpet glue, grout, mortar, thinset, paint, etc must be removed. Or it is just easier to lay new plywood (the beautiful expensive underlayment grade plywood not cheap OSB). Subfloor prep costs for a glue down can run $3/sf. Now you add the $4-$6/sf for the cost of the tile....then the cost of the adhesive and two coats of finish ($1.50/sf for the liquids) and the labour costs ($10/sf is normal). Whew! This could reach $20/sf if the subfloors are nasty looking. Stairs get more expensive than that. A glue down cork tile floor is a HIGH VALUE finish. It is up there with a top quality marble floor. It is an UNBELIEVABLE FLOOR that will outlast the house it is installed in (unless you are in Europe where the houses can be 200 years plus). A cork glue down floor can (and will) last 100+ years. Therefore the cost you should expect to pay SHOULD BE in the same range as any floor that can last 100-150 years. Now look at a floating floor product: Material cost: (iCork Floor LLC) $3-$5/sf (depending on product and pattern chosen) Liquid cost: (Loba 2K Supra AT) = $0.60/sf Installation cost: $2.50 - $3.00/sf Subfloor prep (same as ALL floating floors) $1-$3/sf A floating cork floor should be in the range of $8-$10/sf installed. Compare that to $20/sf....See MoreBeth H. :
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