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Carpet stairs and wood floors.
Cleaning wood vs cleaning carpet.
To start removing carpet costs 75 to 300.
Wood is louder than carpet.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
Once the carpet is gone you ll pay 100 to 200 per step.
Replace carpeted stairs with wood cost.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Having carpet on the stairs is infinitely safer than having the stairs covered with hard surface flooring.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
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.
This is our stairs before.
Heat and humidity is a big factor to consider when thinking about hardwood floors.
Offers unlimited styles from american species to exotic woods from every corner of the world.
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.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Also installing carpet on the stairs helped quiet down the sound of trips up and down on the hardwood stairway.
Carpeting on stairs is automatically going to accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood.
For 10 to 12 steps this costs 1 080 to 2 700 including carpet removal.
Carpeted stairs require regular vacuuming and an occasional cleaning to keep them in top shape.