Renovate a 70s staircase.

[Jessica Lundgren]

Hello. We were thinking of renovating our staircase which has been there since the house was built in '76.

I am completely inexperienced in construction. But can you remove the railing that goes up to the ceiling there? Any other tips on how to renovate? Anyone who has renovated their staircase and can show their results? I don't know what's possible exactly. We will of course hire a company to renovate.

Best regards

 

[justusandersson]

Cute cats! The trellis can be removed, it has no load-bearing function. The staircase seems to be entirely in solid pine, so it's just a matter of sanding it down. Or is there something on the top surface of the steps? If so, what? A better treatment method than clear varnish is hard wax oil, e.g., Osmo. Do you really need to hire a company for this?

 

[P-plats]

I just finished our staircase...



The railing was removed, the staircase was painted/varnished, and new carpet.

 

[Jessica Lundgren]

Cute cats! The trellis can be removed, it has no load-bearing function. The staircase seems to be completely solid pine, so just sand it down. Or is there something on the top surface of the treads? If so, what? A better treatment method than clear varnish is hard wax oil, e.g. Osmo. Do you really need to bring in a company for this?

Hi! Yes, it's a brown carpet.
Yes, we probably need to bring in a company. Both my husband and I are not skilled with our hands.

 

[Jessica Lundgren]

I just finished with our staircase...

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The trellis was removed, the staircase was painted/varnished and new carpet.

So stylish. Looks like the same model we have. Do you have a Mockfjärd house?

 

[P-plats]

So stylish. Looks like the same model we have. Do you have a mockfjärdshus?

Thank you.
Our house was built on-site in the 40s, but the staircase was made by a local carpentry shop in the 70s.

 

[Fjanten]

I just finished our stairs...

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The partition was removed, the stairs were painted/laquered, and new carpet installed.

Considered something similar. Either needlefelt carpet or new tread steps. Where did you find the carpet and how do you cut it most easily?

 

[P-plats]

Considered something similar. Either needle-punched carpet or new stair treads. Where did you find the carpet and how do you cut it most easily?

We chose carpet for the dogs' sake and bought it at the local Colorama store. I made a paper template for each step and then cut the carpet with a steel ruler and sharp knife. It was a bit tricky to get it perfect...