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Carpeting on stairs


Posted by HenryinMI on August 29th, 2004 08:03 AM
In reply to Remove carpeting from stairs by Unregistered-snichols on August 28th, 2004 01:29 PM [Go to top of thread]

The key question is "what is under the carpet?" If you have oak treads in place, you might be able to just fill the holes from the nails and staples and "renew" the finish. If you have soft pine or plywood, your most reasonable option is to replace the carpeting. You may be able to apply hardwood treads to your stairs but this will be much more difficult and expensive, plus you will have to insure that you follow the applicable building code for your area. You may be able to get a look at the construction from under the stairs.

Henry in MI

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