Hello.
We have a staircase with glued-on carpet that we want to do something about. The carpet is easy to pull off, and underneath there's some kind of linoleum or vinyl flooring. And also glue residues. How would you renovate this staircase at a reasonable price? We don't want any new carpet.
The simplest but most expensive option is to buy renovation steps available at better hardware stores. Then you just place them over and glue them down (yes, of course, you have to saw them to fit). But expensive, as mentioned.
A budget alternative that I have done is to take standard laminate flooring (click flooring) and glue it onto the steps. Then you need some kind of stair nose, of course; in my case, it was regular edge trims (see picture). You might also need to add a quarter round at the back, for example.
If, however, you have unlimited time and patience, get a good triangular sander and sand the entire staircase down to bare wood. But then I disclaim all responsibility, as more than one person has ended up breaking down in fits of sobbing and had to be led away screaming after attempting such projects. The glue may come off now, but when you have to scrape off the remnants... oh dear.
Look how nice with laminate flooring of the same kind as on the floor in the hallway.
Looks nice with the same color as the hallway floor!
How thorough does the preparatory work need to be to glue the laminate floor? Is it enough to tear away the felt mat or does the stuff underneath also need to be sanded off?
Thank you for your answer!
There is likely linoleum under the carpet. It was quite common a few decades ago. Linoleum is actually an excellent material for that purpose, but I don't know if it can be renovated. The layer is quite thick, so I think it's easier to leave it in place than to try to remove it.
Nice with the same color as the hallway floor!
How good of a base do you need to glue the laminate floor? Is it enough to tear away the felt mat, or does the stuff underneath also need to be sanded away?
Thanks for your answer!
Thanks! It's enough to remove the felt mat, if the linoleum underneath is properly intact. You can even manage if it comes loose a bit in the corners, actually.
However, if the glue residues still crumble, you need to remove what's crumbling first, of course. Otherwise, the glue will only stick to the crumbs and come off. But the most important is that you have some good anchor points; you don't have to scrape everything away.
(EDIT: I now see that it seems to be glued only in the front and back edges in your stairs. Lucky person, you don't know how grateful you should be. In that case, you don't need to scrape at all.)
You should use a strong and filling adhesive — I forgot to mention that — and then it kind of evens out. PL400 shall become your music; what PL400 cannot adhere was never meant to stick together.
It would probably also work to secure the click floor with some discreet nails. I haven't tested it myself, but with an appropriate trim over it, it should work.
Hello.
We have a staircase with glued-on carpet that we want to do something about. The carpet is easy to pull off and underneath is some kind of linoleum or vinyl flooring. And also glue residues. How would you go about renovating this staircase at a reasonable price? We don't want any new carpet.
Grateful for tips and experiences.
Hello
I renovated a similar staircase a couple of years ago. I scraped off the glue residue with a paint scraper and then painted the entire staircase. I remember having to paint the linoleum with a special primer (according to the paint store) for it to adhere well. I was satisfied with the result and it was convenient!
“In the previous house, the former owner had put carpet in the stairs. Dense stairs covered on both the tread and the riser.
Excited and eager, my partner and I tore off the carpet, which was quite easy. Unfortunately, the carpet wasn't kind enough to take everything with it, leaving glue and the bottom layer of the carpet behind.
Still excited, we began with a paint scraper. After a long period of silence where neither of us really wanted to say what we were both thinking, the carpet wasn't that ugly, we realized that this wasn't working at all.
The next day, we bought five liters of white spirit and a couple of liters of glue solution. We brushed it on, scraped away thinking it was releasing quite well. But it wasn’t. The bottom layer of the carpet came off, but the glue remained.
When I put the full weight of my 73.4 kg-heavy body on the scraper, most of the glue came off, and we saw the light at the end of the tunnel. But the happiness didn’t last long because when the white spirit dried, we noticed that some fool had previously varnished the darn stairs with a varnish as far from eco-friendly as possible.
In a haze of beer, solvents, and despair, it occurred to me to use an edge sander, like the kind used for sanding wooden floors. Off we went to rent one with a substantial amount of sandpaper as coarse as our gravel driveway, and it clogged pretty quickly. Now the mess gave way, and we could paint the treads white and stain the risers.
It turned out beautifully but took at least 100 hours in total.
Oh right, when we were finished, a friend suggested a varnish remover. Apparently, it’s very effective.”
I agree with @ricebridge
The worst is almost afterward when people say: "Oh, you've removed the carpet and painted the stairs" as if it was done during a coffee break
Don't know what you mean by a reasonable price, but there is always https://formtrappan.se/ for example, which solves everything for you. I assume that it's enough to remove the filtmattan and then they glue the new steps.
Completely new piece of vinyl flooring in any design of your choice. There are a billion different looks for flooring today. It should be the least amount of work and definitely the fastest. And less slippery than laminate.
All new piece of vinyl flooring in any design. Available in a billion different looks today. It should be the least work and definitely the fastest. And less slippery than laminate.
Trappnos works well against slipping. Tried to sell my incredibly fantastic mat idea and sprinkled with additional arguments. However, there are both more or less slippery laminate floors and more or less slippery plastic mats for that matter. However, the grip during quick floor transitions is important and something to consider in addition to looking good.
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