Replacing carpet on stairs with wood

electrofelix

Have been looking into replacing carpet in the upstairs of the house with wood, and as part of this also replacing the carpet on the stairs with wood as well.

When discussing this with a shop that has a replacement system that uses quick-step (or at least I think that was it), where the protruding nose part of the step is cut away and a metal plate fitted over the edge that the thread and riser clip onto.

They stated that removal of the nosing can compromise the integrity of the stairs and so would need a fitter to take a look at what is under the carpet before they could advise.

Are there any other solutions that allow for wooden cladding to be fitted to a stairs in place of carpet that wouldn't require cutting of the nose and thus compromise the stairs stability?

listermint

This sounds like an awful idea. Surely he stairs already is wood underneath

Marcusm

I have seen a number of efforts at this and I have never seen one that I would live with.

..board..

Stumbled across this a few weeks ago, I have no experience of it though.
(It wont let me put in the full link. You'll have to copy and paste)
murphylarkin.com/stairs-refurb-system/oak-stairs-refurbish-kit

punisher5112

Carpet on stairs is a big plus.

Wood is imo dangerous and extremely easy to slip on especially with no shoes on.

Carpet on stairs and landing I think is the best way.

electrofelix

Sorry, bit slow coming back to this.

listermint wrote: »

This sounds like an awful idea. Surely he stairs already is wood underneath

It is, but it's MDF rather than some nice looking stairs.

Marcusm wrote: »

I have seen a number of efforts at this and I have never seen one that I would live with.

Thanks, I think this is part of the reason we're going to skip touching the stairs and leave it as is for now.

..board.. wrote: »

Stumbled across this a few weeks ago, I have no experience of it though.
(It wont let me put in the full link. You'll have to copy and paste)
murphylarkin.com/stairs-refurb-system/oak-stairs-refurbish-kit

Thanks, that looks quite nice, unfortunately it looks like the design is intended for a concrete stairs, as the thread requires a 90 degree angle on the stair lip meaning it would require cutting of the bull end from the existing stairs.

punisher5112 wrote: »

Carpet on stairs is a big plus.

Wood is imo dangerous and extremely easy to slip on especially with no shoes on.

Carpet on stairs and landing I think is the best way.

Grew up with a wooden stairs and never really noticed it, be as it may, it looks like we'll leave the stairs carpeted because of some question marks over slipping and the difficultly in being sure about how well it'll turn out.

Idioteque

electrofelix wrote: »

Are there any other solutions that allow for wooden cladding to be fitted to a stairs in place of carpet that wouldn't require cutting of the nose and thus compromise the stairs stability?

Have you considered sanding, staining and varnishing the existing wooden steps that are under the carpet?

Also, while carpet may be safer as the other poster said, I think wooden stairs finished well can look miles better than carpet. You could also consider the best of both worlds and have a carpet runner on finished stairs like this if safety was a concern.

Just use laminate on the landing - doesn't have to neccessarily match the stairs but so many option you could find one close to whatever stain you go with

electrofelix

Idioteque wrote: »

Have you considered sanding, staining and varnishing the existing wooden steps that are under the carpet?

It's MDF AFAIK so don't think it's likely to turn up well, but will try to take a closer look when the upstairs floors are being done.

Idioteque wrote: »

Also, while carpet may be safer as the other poster said, I think wooden stairs finished well can look miles better than carpet. You could also consider the best of both worlds and have a carpet runner on finished stairs like this if safety was a concern.

Agreed, do find the finish to look better. We actually picked up something a bit like https://www.pinterest.ie/pin/672584525576638259/ from Lidl previously as part of what might be needed ahead of time with some concerns about what happens if they come unstuck. But unless we can find something that is relatively straight forward regarding the stairs I think we'll probably postpone and come back to it at a later stage.

Idioteque wrote: »

Just use laminate on the landing - doesn't have to neccessarily match the stairs but so many option you could find one close to whatever stain you go with

Thinking semi-solid engineered oak ;-), should be possible to get something relatively close in the future