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Replacing carpet with runner on stairs &vinyl tiles in hallway upstair

9 months ago

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I want to replace the carpet on my stairs with a runner to the very top. Its one straight flight of stairs so the immediate area at the top of the stairs would have the same carpet. Will it look odd if I have vinyl tiling in a shade similar to the stair runner in the hallway upstairs?
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UPDATE:
Hi all, thank you for your responses.@kandrewspa, yes it is LVT flooring, thank you for verifying 😊Currently: we have full width carpet on the stairs and in the hallway upstairs. The bedrooms currently have laminate floors.Plan:1. to replace carpet on stairs with a runner;2. to replace carpet in upstairs hallway with LVT flooring;3. to replace laminate in bedrooms with the same LVT as in hallway.@Patricia Colwell Consulting ..we've peeled away the carpet on a couple of steps and the treads look great, just need some sanding and paint, so that's great.The question I have, is will it look odd to have the stair runner go up to the top of the landing (as shown in 2nd photo) and have the rest of the hallway with LVT only?Thank you 😊

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john3582

9 months ago

What is under the carpet? I would bet the treads are MDF or plywood. So a runner over unfinished treads leading into vinyl tile would be a weird look.

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jck910
9 months ago
What is there now? What is at the bottom of the stairs? What flooring is in the rooms off the upstairs hallway?
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Lyn Nielson
9 months ago
why are you concerned about matching the carpet? it can be anything you like.
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Thanks for all the feedback. @Patricia Colwell - a couple of them are rough. I'm not sure what type of wood it is. If I don't cover them, I'll have to replace them. I don't want to go back to carpet. That back room and those stairs is the last carpet in the house. I was tempted to consider just carpeting the treads (like the second post I made). I was lucky with the main house stairs, it had oak treads and I just had to clean them up. I guess if I want oak hardwood stairs, there is no magic. Hard work or big payout. As for existing treads, I still can't tell if they are under or butted up against the skirt boards. It doesn't make sense to do it that way, It has to just be well fitted treads. It would take a magician to cut those skirts with every level fitting so well. One more question regarding those three odd shaped treads from the first picture. What is the typical solution? Buy extra treads and use an extra one or two cut fastened together? Or do you order a custom boards from your lumber company? Answer to my own question, for those who are just learning like me. I need to buy/build a left hand winder tread set. Rona and many other places carry them. Done! I have no more questions/concerns with this subject. Thanks for the help. Thanks, Mark.
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Maureen
9 months ago
last modified: 9 months ago
I’m a bit mixed up - will the second floor have some carpeting and where does it end and vinyl begin? If you don’t have a choice, be sure the stairs and rug relate to the vinyl.
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kandrewspa
9 months ago
When you say vinyl tiles I am picturing the vinyl tiles they put in kitchens 40 years ago. I assume you're talking about LVT however. Do you have a sample of what you're considering so we can get a better idea of how this would work? Like jck910 said, what's on the floors in the bedrooms off the hallway? We need more context.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
9 months ago
I will bet the treads are just plywood under that carpet so be preapred for new treads before runner . As for the vinyl tiling I have no idea what that is exactly. IMO stair treads are part of the lower floor so what ever you have on the floor at the bottom of the stairs is the foor you worry about matching. BUt check first to see what the treads are under the carpet.
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Emily Scorer
Original Author
9 months ago
last modified: 9 months ago

Downstairs hallway has this floor throughout.
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Emily Scorer
Original Author
9 months ago
Having trouble posting on here. I've just managed to post the photos above and given a little more info in my original post.
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Emily Scorer
Original Author
8 months ago
The treads are wood not plywood, not MDF.
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