1 rip a strip of scrap wood 1 1 8 inches wide on a table saw.
Installing hardwood stairs after carpet.
To properly install one there should be a gap of a little more than one inch between the hardwood and the carpet.
Removing carpet carpet pad and all staples left.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.
After removing the carpet dispose of the carpet pad.
Cutting rough framing stair nosing.
The previous owner had installed tile near the doorway entry bottom of the stairs and 3 4 thick hardwood in the passageway at the top of the stairs.
Start installation from the bottom and move up.
Shown and discussed in this five page series is a collaboration of how an engineered plank was installed on a roughed framed wood substrate or the actual surface once the carpet and padding is removed.
Here was my situation.
Measure cut and install stair.
Use pliers and a pry bar to pull up any nails tacks and tack strips.
How to install new base trim over an existing carpet.
In order to install the hardwoods measure the stairs to get the cut lengths together.
Screwing rough framing top boards to stair stringers.
Before start on installation of hardwood the stairs should be properly prepared.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
What you should do after carpet removal.
It s easy you can do it your.
If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet.
If you decided to lay your carpet before installing the baseboard around the bottom of your walls in your home you actually have a somewhat.
How to convert carpeted stairs to hardwood.
Installing plank on carpeted stairs five page series.