Many people spend thousands of dollars on home improvement between kitchen renovations, bathroom updates and proper shelving—the list can go on forever. Money is also poured into flooring. It’s something you as a homeowner will walk on and see every day, so ensuring that it is what you want is important. Flooring can range from marble to laminate, but the most obvious and highly sought after is hardwood. Hardwood flooring finishes a room, or a home, and just generally brightens up an area. It also gives the home that new and modern feel that everyone is in search of these days.
The trouble with hardwood and really any type of flooring in a home is what to do with the stairs. Stairs can be extremely tricky because, if you do them in hardwood or marble, they can be extremely slippery for pets and humans alike; but if you put in carpet, the stairs may seem out of place if the rest of the home is in hardwood. So the solution of carpet stair treads is introduced as way to have carpet for safety on your stairs along with that beautiful consistent hardwood throughout your home.
What are Carpet Stair Treads?
Carpet stair treads are pieces of carpet custom designed and measured to fit on your stairs. They are placed on each individual step on your staircase in your home and make it easier for people and pets to go up and down the stairs. They will ensure that slips, trips and falls are a thing of the past. Stair treads can also increase the lifetime of your staircase. Bangs, scuffs and scratches will no longer happen with carpet stair treads on the stairs.
Can you install these stair treads by yourself?
Yes, absolutely!
The first thing you need to do is thoroughly vacuum and clean your staircase. This will ensure that the stair treads go on easily and stay on. If your stairs are quite dirty you may want to consider using a damp cloth to wipe them down before you begin this process.
Purchasing good quality double sided tape is the next step, and again one that is extremely important. Wait until the stairs are fully dry before cutting four pieces of double sided tape for your tread. You will want one piece for each corner of the tread. Ensure that the tape you choose will not affect your hardwood floor in any way. Check the package to make sure it is safe to apply to wood. Remove one side of the double sided tape and apply it to the tread. Make sure all four pieces are evenly applied.
Once this is complete you will need to remove the other side of the double sided tape on all four pieces in preparation for placing the individual tread on the stair. Press the adhesive onto the stair, firmly pushing down on each of the corners evenly. Repeat with the remaining stairs.
Once the carpet is installed then you will want to secure them with tacks. Take three carpet tacks and put them on the center of each stair tread. Then add another tack is in each corner. This will give you a total of seven tacks per stair. This will help keep the treads on your stairs for as long as possible.
Other Tips and Tricks
Placing non-skid pads under the carpet under each tread will give added support to ensure that your stair treads stay in one place and ensure there is no slipping on the stairs.
Stair treads are a great way to ensure your stairs stay in the best condition possible. They will help you avoid unnecessary slips, trips and falls, and will make going up and down the levels in your home much easier for you, your loved ones and your pets. Children will also be able to run and play safely, because inevitably we all know they will play on or near the stairs. This option can give many parents peace of mind when it comes to ensuring their home is safe for people of all ages. Stair treads is a safe and cost effective way to make your home family-friendly, and stair treads are easy to install.
This article was written by Michael. C. Jones, a specialist writer on interior design and architecture, who believes that carpet stair treads are not only an helpful solution and but could also be termed as a charge effective technique to protect your staircase from your daily wear and tear of dissimilar people constantly electrifying here and there.