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Stairs revamp?

  • 15-01-2011 7:39pm
    #1
    LeahBaby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 699 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys-hope this is in the correct place.

    Anyway I am looking to revamp my stairs. At the moment its a bog standard semi-detached ugly yellow pine stairs. We have carpet on it but we also have a big dog who sleeps on the landing and now it's manky and starting to smell. So i want the carpet gone for smells and its also a pain in the arse to hoover every sencond day with the dog!

    I hope to be able to take up the carpet and paint the balusters and underside of steps white and the banister and top of steps a darker wood colour. I know it'll be a pain in the arse to do but I don't mind. Can anyone recommend what I'd need to use to achieve this? I've attached two pics to show the idea im aiming for.

    One thing is I have a chipboard landing-will i just be able to lay a wooden floor up there and get one of those joiner thingys?

    Thanks for any info guys,
    Leah
    -DIY dreamer and nightmare


Comments

  • #2
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,262 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    You do understand how noisy the stairs will be without any carpet on it don't you?


  • #3
    LeahBaby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 699 ✭✭✭LeahBaby


    Yeah my bf's mum has it done but there's only 2 of us in the house so its not really an issue


  • #4
    gsxr1
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    Depending on your design . you may well be able to panel around your current design to give a better apperance. You could also consider painting your treads and risers and partaly carpeting the stairs ...artsy-rug-carpet-runner.jpg
    Replacing newel posts can turn into a bigger, but not impossible job. And cheaper now compared to the last 8 years
    And timber flooring the landing. Just an idea.

    As Fingers has added , it can make for a noisy situation compared to a full carpet.


  • #5
    stoneill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭stoneill


    Depends if your stairs is wood or MDF.

    For wood the best look will be achieved by sanding back the stairs and then using a suitable wood dye followed by a few coats of varnish. Seeing that the stairs is a high traffic area a high quality yacht varnish should be used. A light sanding between coats to provide a good key for the following coats.
    Also for the risers, use brilliant white gloss.

    If the stairs are MDF, the idea of a stair runner would look good.


  • #6
    CBYR1983
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭CBYR1983


    You need masking tape, paint brushes and rollers, satinwood and undercut, and a lot of patience. You will probably need to sand it. I did mine fairly hastily but it is a 30s build and the sides of the steps had been painted where someone had a runner previously if you know what I mean.

    I could do with redoing mine. If it's a fairly new house as I suspect you won't have the blemish and such that mine has. I'll add pics.


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