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6. Tack strips were the easy part

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 03:57 PM

Apr 2014

You have to be careful around them, but they didn't take up that much time. What sucked were all the frickin staples on the flooring.

I'll likely do the stairs but I thought it would be wise to just strip up the landing and see what that involved, before doing the whole shebang.

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Pulled up some of the frickin' carpet [View all] Tab Apr 2014 OP

yep, it is the underlayment that turned to dust and hollysmom Apr 2014 #1

It's been six years Tab Apr 2014 #11

I spent most of those years replumbing the house and redoing the electric. hollysmom Apr 2014 #13

Other than new risers and treads.. just elbow grease. X_Digger Apr 2014 #2

What did you find under the carpet? Paper Roses Apr 2014 #3

No, just plywood Tab Apr 2014 #4

The people who lived here before me had w2w carpeting Warpy Apr 2014 #5

Tack strips were the easy part Tab Apr 2014 #6

You can salvage plywood stairs Warpy Apr 2014 #7

What's a bullnose? Tab Apr 2014 #8

The bullnose is a rounded part of the tread that sticks out past the riser below. Warpy Apr 2014 #9

It's an ugly job. Lugnut Apr 2014 #10

I grew up when W2W carpeting was the hallmark of success Tab Apr 2014 #12

To each his own. I have W2W in every room in the house. and love them. Auntie Bush Apr 2014 #14