To start removing carpet costs 75 to 300.
Carpet stairs and wood floors.
Replace carpeted stairs with wood cost.
A carpenter might not tackle this part of the job but you can hire a handyman for 60 to 65 an hour.
Heat and humidity is a big factor to consider when thinking about hardwood floors.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.
Even if you prefer hard surfaces such as hardwood or laminate carpet on the stairs is still a good idea even if it is in the form of a runner on the stairs.
If the humidity level is excessive greater then 60 the floor will warp.
After trying to live with the hardwood stairway we decided to just continued that carpet down the steps.
Hardwood stairs are easy to clean and maintain with a broom and a mop.
Once the carpet is gone you ll pay 100 to 200 per step.
This is our stairs before.
For 10 to 12 steps this costs 1 080 to 2 700 including carpet removal.
Also installing carpet on the stairs helped quiet down the sound of trips up and down on the hardwood stairway.
Our flooring experts will gladly check the moisture levels in your home.
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Cleaning wood vs cleaning carpet.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Wood is louder than carpet.
Having carpet on the stairs is infinitely safer than having the stairs covered with hard surface flooring.