From Rug To Hardwood: How To Easily Transform Your Stairs

Wow, did this weekend wing by! My hubby in addition to I got to relish a squeamish dinner in addition to even out lone for our anniversary (thanks mom in addition to dad for keeping the kids overnight), nosotros took the kids swimming, 4-wheeling inward the woods in addition to I busted my butt removing carpeting in addition to refinishing the basement stairs.

My hubby in addition to I got to relish a squeamish dinner in addition to even out lone for our anniversary From Carpet to Hardwood: How to Easily Transform Your Stairs

Let me nation you, refinishing stairs amongst ii immature kids is no tardily task. No affair how many times I told them non to purpose the stairs they used them anyway. Thank goodness I withal create got a infant gate, haha. It definitely tested my patience in addition to pushed me to instruct this projection done faster.

I was able to take the carpet, tack strips in addition to staples on Midweek piece the kids were at school. It worked out great, since I didn't create got to worry near them stepping on staples or getting wound from the tack strips.

I started at the bottom, ripping off the showtime department of carpeting that covered the bottom twain steps. You guys, this carpeting is alone v years quondam in addition to human face how dingy it is!!! Not to advert the hideous walls from non having a railing.

I had no sentiment the carpeting was inward this bad of shape in addition to was shocked to discovery the backing was already falling apart in addition to disintegrating. I wasn't for carpeting the steps when nosotros finished the basement, but it seemed similar the correct thing to practise amongst immature kids inward the house. Now that the kids are older in addition to I don't create got to worry near them tumbling downward the steps, I'm convinced I'll NEVER carpeting them again.

Once the carpeting in addition to padding was removed from the bottom twain steps I used a wonder bar in addition to hammer to pry upward the tack strips. I in addition to thence used pliers to take the hundreds of staples that were used to cash inward one's chips on the carpeting pad inward place.

I establish it easier to run on only a twain steps at a time. First removing the carpeting in addition to padding in addition to thence the tack strips in addition to staples. Not alone does it cut back the opportunity of injury from stepping on abrupt nails, but it's also a expert feeling to instruct to the overstep in addition to know you're done!

After I had the carpet, tack strips in addition to staples removed it was fourth dimension to sand in addition to prep the steps for stain.

I used my RYOBI Corner Cat Sander to take the overstep layer in addition to clear coat from each step, eliminating the demand for harsh strippers. It was perfect for getting inward tight corners in addition to maneuvering unopen to the steps. I went over each measuring showtime amongst eighty grit sandpaper in addition to thence 120 grit.

After the steps were sanded I vacuumed upward the dust in addition to thence wiped downward each measuring amongst a tack rag. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP! These rags instruct upward every terminal fleck of dust that you lot don't desire mixing amongst your stain.

My conception was to create got the stairs tally the new basement floor, but that ended upward beingness much harder than I sentiment due to the yellowish tones inward the Pine treads. I ended upward mixing full general finishes gel stain inward Black in addition to Java to endeavour an rank a similar look. I applied the stain using a foam brush in addition to thence wiped off the access amongst newspaper towels. After the stain was dry out I sealed the stain amongst H2O based poly. The steps ended upward darker than the floor, but I'm okay amongst that since I've ever wanted in addition to loved the human face black stained stairs.

The holes were filled amongst forest putty in addition to thence the steps were given 2 coats of Sherwin-Williams Super Paint Semi-gloss.

I am thence happy amongst how they turned out in addition to can't believe how much cleaner the infinite at in 1 lawsuit feels. I've definitely cleaned the steps agency to a greater extent than than I did when nosotros had carpet, but that's a expert thing. Thank goodness our neighbors gave us their quondam handheld Dyson. I instruct out it inward the basement in addition to it takes all of 2 minutes to vacuum off the steps.