I would like to renovate the staircase in the house. I can easily sand and oil (or varnish, stain etc.) the wooden parts, but I'm unsure about the laminate, or whatever it is, that may or may not be glued with something containing asbestos. Of course, it would be best if it could be removed easily (i.e., without having to do remediation, with everything that entails) and replaced with new laminate or felt. Alternatively, is it possible to paint it with a decent result? 70s red isn't really my thing, I feel.
Carpet can probably be placed directly on the existing surface.
Personally, I would build over the steps, and in connection with that, you can lay a new surface that also hides the front edge.
However, I am much more bothered by the open steps of the '70s and '80s than the red laminate...
Looks like you have the same conditions as we had.
Started by removing the carpet and scraped off the glue with a paint scraper before sanding and priming the sides.
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Made templates out of paper and cut the carpet pieces with a steady hand.
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The oak strips on the front edges of the steps were varnished with floor varnish, and it looks like your staircase is made the same way.
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Here's the finished result.
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Must recommend choosing a really good paint when you paint so you get a nice surface and it doesn't run or drip when painting under the steps.
Nice!
It would be really nice if we could achieve something similar. Unfortunately, the staircase is also really creaky, and that's probably a problem that should be solved first.
Nice!
It would be really nice if we could achieve something similar. Unfortunately, the staircase is really squeaky too, and maybe that's a problem we should try to solve first.
Ours creaked quite a bit too, so when the carpet was gone, I drove a few screws from the top of the steps out into the outer stringer.
Whether that was right or wrong, I don't know, but there's much less squeaking now, though it depends on the season.
We also chose carpet to make the stairs slip-resistant, and a few years later, we're still very satisfied.
Many homeowners have torn their hair in despair over stairs with glued-on carpets; some are taken away to vehicles with blue lights wearing sweaters with very long sleeves after trying to renovate them.
There are renovation steps to buy, which are simply mounted on top of existing steps without having to remove the carpet pieces first; simple and stylish but unfortunately not cheap. The budget version I chose is to lay pieces of regular laminate flooring and finish with trim, similar to @P-plats but with corner trim that goes up over the stair nose.
Ours creaked a lot too, so when the carpet was removed, I put in some screws from the top of the steps into the outer stringer.
Whether it was right or wrong, I don't know, but there's much less creaking now, although it depends on the season.
We also chose carpet to ensure the stairs were non-slip, and a few years later, we're still very satisfied.
It sounds convenient if it solves the problem. I would also have chosen felt carpet, but we have cats that like to use such surfaces as vomit/scratch places.
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