Start installation from the bottom and move up.
Installing hardwood stairs after carpet.
Measure cut and install stair.
Removing carpet carpet pad and all staples left.
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.
Screwing rough framing top boards to stair stringers.
After removing the carpet dispose of the carpet pad.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.
Here was my situation.
It s easy you can do it your.
After cutting a strip of carpet the width of the stairs you start at the bottom and work upward.
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.
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.
Here is diy how to prepare stair bullnose for hardwood or laminate floor installation.
1 rip a strip of scrap wood 1 1 8 inches wide on a table saw.
What you should do after carpet removal.
Cutting rough framing stair nosing.
How to convert carpeted stairs to hardwood.
How to install new base trim over an existing carpet.
Use pliers and a pry bar to pull up any nails tacks and tack strips.
In order to install the hardwoods measure the stairs to get the cut lengths together.
To properly install one there should be a gap of a little more than one inch between the hardwood and the carpet.