Can you show me how to renovate stairs and wire railings with carpet
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I would like to make them wood stairs.
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A picture would be helpful.
Marion Nesbitt
on May 17, 2015
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You rip out everything to do with carpet, nails, tacks, give a sweep, then find out what type of wood it is, assuming it's pine. You sand them down,check with your local store, as you will need different type of gri to sand......then cones the hard bit....do you paint...or do you stain......that is your choice, but make sure along the way that after every time you sand, that you sweep up the dust, wear goggles, and mask.....a good shop should tell you what you need...good luck
Jill Drake
on May 17, 2015
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we bought a new house with the inevitable oak colored railings and carpeted stairs. (split 6 up and 6 down. We wanted dark hardwood floors so we ripped out the carpet, be prepared. They had stapled about every inch on the stairs, nasty job to remove. My hubby removed the railings, again mark every part so you know which ones go back where. He sanded the steps which weren't bad wood we found. We were expecting to have to put a different wood on the steps but they sanded down beautifully. He stained and varnished each board but we found the steps too slippery so we bought a runner to go down the middle (this also saves the wood from chips/scratches). Remember when you you remove the carpet the spindles might need to be recut since there was a small gap where the carpet had been. The result is beautiful and well worth the effort but it is a lot of work. The back or riser part was chipboard or pressed wood so he bought thin plywood and covered those up and painted that part white. I posted a couple before and after but sorry havent got a pic of the carpet runner down but this gives you the idea.
Glenna Kennedy
on May 17, 2015
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Glenna, Beautiful! What a difference.
Carol
on May 17, 2015
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This stairwell was an early eighties vintage. After ripping out the carpet, filling holes and a bit of sanding, the rest of the transformation was with paint!
Mary
on May 17, 2015
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