Here was my situation.
Hardwood stairs with carpet at top.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
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If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
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In addition should a fall ever occur carpet offers a much softer landing spot than wood flooring which could help reduce the likelihood of injury.
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Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors.
Hardwood stairs average 100 to 200 per step including labor a flight of stairs is 10 to 12 steps and would cost 1 000 to 2 400.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
Stain staircase and banister.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
Best diy project ever.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.
Carpets provide safety for stairs.
Follow the instructions on dry time.
Even if you prefer hard surfaces such as hardwood or laminate carpet on the stairs is still a good idea even if it is in the form of a runner on the stairs having carpet on the stairs is infinitely safer than having the stairs covered with hard surface flooring.
Functional builder grade stairs stairs that exist only to move people from point a to point b with zero concern for aesthetics can be improved with carpeting it is difficult to fix unattractive stairs because they do not lend themselves to painting carpet works wonders on stairs like this.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
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.
Remove carpet from stairs.