Slip Free Stairs
I hate carpet! So I ripped it up and installed Pergo laminate (LOVE!!). But what about the stairs? Installing laminate would have cost over $1000 (no thanks!) So I combined home-talkers ideas with a few of my own, and viola! Slip free, custom stairs.
First, carpet had to go. I had also replaced the old wood-look blinds. I measured riser height and while watching true crime tv (an addiction) I cut up old blinds with heavy duty shears for risers.
I glued the cut pieces of wood blinds to the risers. I found slip free vinyl stair treads that I liked online, and measured and cut to fit.
Glue treads to stairs.
It was slow going until everything was cut, then install was pretty fast. I used nails on underside of treads since the glue didn't always grab as well as I wanted.
One set down, one to go.
I bought vinyl quarter round since it is easy to work with and didn't need paint. I used a cheap little miter saw/box to cut quarter round to fit - this wasn't necessary but I liked the finished look.
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This would be so hard to keep clean! Every little slot would get dirty!
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I agree Michele. I have spent so much time trying to clean the depressions in vinyl through the years that if it has anything similar I would avoid it like the plague! I also hate dark colors unless you live where you will have no dirt tracked onto it. We colored out deck with a dark brown (It was not what we had thought we were getting but went ahead and used it. What a mistake that was. it showed every footprint, you couldn't keep it clean so it always looked grungy, to the point that my husband spent a week sanding it all off and we did as I had always done before, and Sealed it leaving it natural wood.
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I've been trying to reduce the broken blinds "cemetery" (courtesy of ALL the dogs!) in my garage, and this stair idea is brilliant! I loved this post even more when I saw the true crime part - literally the exact same thing I have on while doing anything 😆
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Do you have the info for the treads?
Would the slip proof vinyl treads work for dogs? Hate carpet but haven't w replaced it on the bigger staircase because our dog will slip down the 2 stairs I did replace.
Where on the treads did you use the nails?
love it!