We had a baby very interested in them as well, and I wanted to give her something more stable to walk on. So, we installed a runner! We have an awful lot of grey in our house. I chose to paint ALL the walls in our great room, entryway, stairwell, office, and upstairs hallway the same color when we moved in.
It was a safe option, and I stand by it, but we definitely could use a little more color around here. I ended up picking this runner from Target, and ordered three of them to cover the length of the stairs. Installing it was a breeze — it took me about two hours.
I actually found it helpful that I had three separate runners to install. I followed this process:. A lot of tutorials out there said to wrap the bottom of the runner underneath itself so you have a nice, tidy edge. Our runner was so thick, though, that it would have looked incredibly bulky and cumbersome compared to how tight it was on the rest of the steps.
The carpet is soft underfoot, and it feels so much safer. With such a busy pattern, I expect to be able to hide any stains that show up. I just sweep it off every so often, and it looks brand new! Above is a picture of how the two rugs meet. Have you ever dreamed of ripping that nasty old carpet off your stairs? In most home improvement projects, the skeleton of your stairs is already built, but the surface parts, the treads, and risers might need replacing. Measure each part of each step of your stairs separately.
There are four important measurements: the tread the part that you stand on length and width and the riser the back of each stair , and overall length and width. Do not cut planks too short! There is no easy fix for this besides getting a new plank and starting again.
For tread planks, you can buy planks with pre-made rounded edges to keep your stairs from looking blocky. Cut the treads large, about one inch larger than the stair, so they hang over the riser. Trim to your preference. Place each riser against the frame underneath.
There should be three frame parts, called stringers, to nail to: one on each side of the step and one in the middle. Hammer two nails into each stringer.
You can then use a nail set to punch the nails deeper into the wood. Make sure the tread lays flush and level against the riser. You can use wooden shims from your cuttings, like the ones pictured above, to fill in any gaps and make the tread level. Apply construction adhesive to the stair, and then place the tread plank on top, squeezing adhesive as evenly as possible.
Clean off excess adhesive, then nail treads to their corresponding stringers. This part of installing hardwood on stairs is challenging and often best left to professionals. Entire guides have been written about installing stair balusters, newels, and railings—more than can be explained here. Place the hardwood strip on the top of the step, flush with the front edge of the step. Drill four holes, evenly space through the hardwood in the center. Screw nails are thin, threaded nails that tighten as they are driven in.
Tap the nails below the surface of the wood using a hammer and nailset. Fill the nail holes with wood putty using a putty knife. When the putty is dry, sand the strip smooth with grit sandpaper.
The question that owners of multi-story homes ask is, should the stairs match the floor upstairs or downstairs? Experienced interior designers and flooring experts agree on this answer. Stairs are the transition between both floors, and therefore, should coordinate with both the upstairs and downstairs flooring. For example, if you have carpeting upstairs and wood downstairs, you can use a matching carpet runner to transition between floorings. Most designers opt to unify the transition from floor to stairs by using the same wood on both.
As your eyes travel from the floor and up the staircase, it has a seamless look that you can only achieve by using the same hardwood.
Easiklip floating hardwood floors work on any floor and the stairs. You have five prefinished color choices, and we offer matching stair nose molding to make your DIY job look professionally finished. Please wait.
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