For 10 to 12 steps this costs 1 080 to 2 700 including carpet removal.
Carpet stairs and wood floors.
Hardwood stairs are easy to clean and maintain with a broom and a mop.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Having carpet on the stairs is infinitely safer than having the stairs covered with hard surface flooring.
Offers unlimited styles from american species to exotic woods from every corner of the world.
We have carpet berber wheat color on the second floor bedrooms and hall.
Wood is louder than carpet.
Heat and humidity is a big factor to consider when thinking about hardwood floors.
Once the carpet is gone you ll pay 100 to 200 per step.
Replace carpeted stairs with wood cost.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.
Also installing carpet on the stairs helped quiet down the sound of trips up and down on the hardwood stairway.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Cleaning wood vs cleaning carpet.
A carpenter might not tackle this part of the job but you can hire a handyman for 60 to 65 an hour.
If the humidity level is excessive greater then 60 the floor will warp.
Carpeting on stairs is automatically going to accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood.
To start removing carpet costs 75 to 300.
This is our stairs before.
After trying to live with the hardwood stairway we decided to just continued that carpet down the steps.
Carpeted stairs require regular vacuuming and an occasional cleaning to keep them in top shape.