We knew we needed to do something. Use Modernize’s educational content to negotiate pricing, explore financing, and prepare your home for installation day. Shop-built stairs call for careful measurements. I never read a blog that game me hope and made me laugh at the same time. Since they’re more commonly exposed to moisture, they have a greater chance of developing rot, mold, and other serious issues that can affect your home’s value and even your health. !

Stay tuned...we learned a lot and I want to share everything with you so you have an easier time then we did We totally made a few rookie mistakes.

But it actually is an easy process! Pros of painting: It’s one of the most affordable options, and it provides excellent results when done properly. Rough stairs descending into a basement can look much better by finishing them. links provided below. Plan the stair width so that the mitered stringer overhangs the wall enough for drywall to slide behind it. We love it when you use our site for inspiration, but by using it, you agree that you do so at your own risk. After you take the time to refinish your stairs, it’s important to maintain them regularly. Watch remodeler Josh Oduin demonstrate how to embed premade corners and banding in thinset to waterproof a new shower before tiling. If you need to replace your stairs or the treads of your stairs, you’re looking at a much higher bill. Seriously. Many areas of our home are upgraded very nicely, but our carpet was not one of them. Read recent contractor reviews and schedule no-obligation appointments. , Oh thank you so much!! We will pair you with up to four reliable contractors by email, phone, and text. Then I set the tablesaw fence to the riser dimension and rip all but two risers to width. Simply Designing with Ashley Phipps LLC and it’s owner, employees and affiliates are not liable in any way for injury or loss (whether physical, emotional, monetary or any other kind of loss) resulting from any inspiration, ideas, directions or information gained from this website. I pulled up my carpet thinking I would have nice wood underneath, like the homes on HGTV! !

Ashley. COPYRIGHT: You’re welcome to link to Simply Designing or use a single image with a brief description to link back to any post. Even so, the notches will weaken it so that it must be supported by a wall. Step 1: Clean and prepare the wall to paint Step 2: Determine the height of the faux baseboard and apply painter’s tape to desired height. Talk with sales persons about how to buy what you need to enclose the stairs but stay within your budget. A while ago, we decided to redo stairs in the main part of the house: you know, rip up the carpet and have hardwood stairs! The first shows the finish at the rear of our property. Create a staircase that is no fancier than the room it will serve in the basement area, because staircase accessories for enclosing steps run into hundreds or even thousands of dollars. So stay tuned as I share our failures and our successes on our road to re-doing our stairs! What matters more is the framing underneath the treads. Install all of the side areas, stair-riser enclosures and treads before you attempt to attach the railing and handrails. Oh gosh...I totally understand! If they’re in excellent shape, you can just refinish your stairs as long as you like the original layout of the stairs. With the rough looking edges of the risers, what would you suggest in covering up the rough looking edges? We ripped out the carpet on our stairs about a year ago planning to do the same thing but we sort of "forgot" about it after that and just left it bare. This bright painted stair runner makes all the difference! It does wear out over time, but you’ll get many years of quality performance out of your stairs before you have to consider applying a new layer of paint. You are so lucky! It's best to go around the house to another entry and not use the stairs at all. This is especially true for the basement stairs. The treads were a nice yellow pine with rounded fronts. In fact they are far less slippery as wood then they were with carpet.