Because my house was built in the 60 s i knew there was a 75 chance that the stairs would be oak just like the floors throughout the house.
Builder grade carpet stairs.
Yes the builder grade is stainable the wood under the carpet on my stairs that i stained were builder grade.
Current status is one coat of polyurethane on the stair tops and i think i ll leave it at that.
They re just builder grade wood stairs that are meant to be covered with carpet.
Painting your stairs is fairly easy but very very time.
Have a look below and you will see what i mean.
I m working on replacing the carpet downstairs in dr lr fr with hardwood but is still an issue.
Carpet works wonders on stairs like this.
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I have hardwood in my foyer which is pretty big and powder room.
There truly were oak hardwood treads under that dreaded carpet.
Remember builder s grade pine stairs refinished in about five work sessions the first two pretty long and rough.
For the record let me say this.
Carpet has a specific direction to the pile and the direction must run from the top of the stairs to the bottom not sideways.
Functional builder grade stairs stairs that exist only to move people from point a to point b with zero concern for aesthetics can be improved with carpeting.
They were pine wood which is what most builders use.
It wouldn t hurt to ask your builder though.
Now some people like these stairs just fine but if you want to stand out from the crowd or your style is not quite so traditional the builder grade stair is kind of a downer.
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Even most entry level or builder grade products will not show the backing when wrapped around the edge of the stair provided of course they have been properly installed.
I have two sets of stairs both carpeted and large lan.
Oct 5 2015 explore walker10110 s board builder s grade to personal on pinterest.
So the risk is you rip up your stairs and you find wood treads wahoo or you.
Have a look below and you will see what i mean.