The tacks should be facing toward the back of the landing tread.
Wood stairs to carpet transition.
The second phase of the staircase makeover had a ton more work.
This is our stairs before.
Cut away excess foam to clear a space to nail down a tack strip.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
Including sanding the stairs filling the gazillion holes from the carpet tacks and staples and staining the treads.
Hey all we want to have a carpet stairs leading to a semi solid engineered plank wood landing.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
The result was a clean transition from wood to carpet.
What is the best way to achieve the transition.
It seems the norm is wood to carpet.
Follow the instructions on dry time.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
Here is a quick step by step guide on how to transition hardwood steps into carpet.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
So let s jump right in and get started.
Do we have the wood floor on the very top stair on the landing which will be be higher than the rest of the stairs o.