I am going to renovate the stairs by painting them white and installing new carpet on the steps. I think it will be fairly easy to remove the old green carpet. I'm considering what will look best. Either remove the old green and glue on new pieces of carpet in the same size. Or simply lay new carpet over the old green and around the entire steps, stapling/gluing underneath the steps. That feels like a simpler option. Also, I am afraid the paint will wear out a lot on the step edges otherwise. How would you do it? Is there a specific type of carpet one should use?
Recommend felt carpet or possibly needle felt carpet as it withstands wear better than wall-to-wall carpet.
I have a similar staircase in yellowed pine with an old mustard-colored carpet. The old felt carpet is folded over the front edge and is probably original from '73. I have bought a dark gray felt carpet that I will glue around the front edge with contact adhesive.
Do you have a strip on the front edge that goes up corresponding to the carpet's thickness?
I recommend felt carpet or possibly needle felt carpet as it withstands wear better than wall-to-wall carpet.
I have a similar staircase in yellowed pine with an old mustard yellow carpet. The old felt carpet is folded over the front edge and is probably original from '73.
I have bought a dark gray felt carpet which I will glue around the front edge with contact adhesive.
Do you have a list on the front edge that matches the thickness of the carpet?
Exactly, the list on the front edge matches the thickness of the carpet.
Can you lay a new carpet over everything and fold it around the entire step? I'm a little afraid it might look a bit ugly on the underside in that case. As you can see in the pictures, you can see the underside of the steps quite clearly.
It will probably be too soft if you put a new carpet on top of the old one. And it will be difficult to secure it on the top side where it bends down 90 degrees. It's probably no problem to glue it on the front edge and cut it straight off, but the top side will bend up.
My old carpet sheds easily.
I have also painted the staircase white. I have two painted oak moldings. They should be painted twice with oil paint but the wood grain is still visible, so maybe I cut corners. I at least sanded off the primer because it was peeling.
There is surely better paint to buy...
Wear on the paint after about 6 months and the 45-year-old felt carpet:
I think it looks nice to let the carpet go down both at the front and back edge.
I plan to use contact cement so I don't have to keep the carpet under pressure and wait for the glue to dry. I might need to trim the edge after I've glued it. You only get one chance with contact cement
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