$80 Stairs Makeover | DIY
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I was tired of carpet on the stairs. One day I had enough of the carpet, with stern refusal to lug the vacuum up and down the stairs to clean. I love this transformation. I think it adds value and class to my home. Not to mention my sanity :)
You project can cost more or less depending on the number and condition of your stairs.
The $80 Breakdown Includes:
Stain - Minimax Wood Finish Weathered Oak $7.77
Protect Coat - Minimax Polyurethane Gloss $10.77
BeadBoard - 4x8 White Truebead Wainscot $19.47 (Split Board for each risers)
Paint - Touch-up Sample White paint $3.48
Landing Stair Tread- One Pine Stair Tread $12.65 (without stain)
Landing Wood - 1x6 Common Board $9.88 (cut to fit landing space)
Trim - 3/4x96in Corner Molding $16.90 (Can caulk seams instead for $3.77)
Optional:
Paint Remover - Citrustrip $11.98 (Only need if there is paint on stairs)
Hammer and Nails in exchange of a Brad Nailer
Rent a Sander in exchange for buying one (I already had a sander)
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you make it look easy, can't wait to remodel my stairs, first-time homeowner and someone tried to quote me $2,847 to remove the carpet and install wood on 12-step stairs Yikes I rather do it myself! Thank you
On the same boat. Quoted around 3k and I said no thank you. Would rather figure out it myself
@@bestsam2009ify Exactly and it will be a project that we can learn and experience to our bucket list!
That's insane. I am gonna do this myself. I don't care if it takes me two weeks lol
Holy hell. Stain every other stair. Freaking genius.
I thought the same! How simple but genius 😂
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!
I was wondering how i was gonna go ip and down my steps
Good work. More and more of us women are realizing the fun in the DIY projects. Glad to see that she recorded it. Great video.
To the guy that said this was cheap and risky, clearly you took the time to view this DIY video like the rest of us so next time you comment please provide specific suggestions for improvement to You-Tubers like her that put themselves out there to inform, inspire, and empower everyday women like me. It’s easy to knock people down, try something harder like building people up with positive feedback that ultimately helps all of us.
Single mom doing my own home repairs and renovations. Looked this up because my basement now has living space, and people are slipping on the stairs!
So happy to find your channel. It really does help somehow, to see women DOING! 🤷♀️
THANK YOU!
Love a women that can do her own handy work I’m the same way. Great work
Thank you!
Laylani Lani
Do you look like her in a wife beater?
Post up girl where’s the video at
@javier josefides How is that sad?it's liberating, Mr.1920s😂
@@octo.lina69 most say they do it but it never happens until you take it apart.
It turned out great! But I'm glad my husband does it all and I don't have to ;) I just bake him something to say thank you 🤗
Most don't have nice pine under their carpet. Thats rare. It's usually plywood or fiber board.
It’s soft wood. It’s only meant for carpeted stair treads.
Can you do this with plywood or the fiber board?
@@shaunabee I'm wondering the same thing...I think I'm just going to put vinyl planks down over the plywood instead.
Yes I was a tad upset when I pulled up my carpet. But I hate carpet. So onward and upward
DR PHIL so what do you suggest please?
Love wood stairs, but with a good wool stair runner going up it. It really looks great and the wool runner holds up a whole lot better than carpet.
I been remodeling houses for 25years. I think you did a great job
Thank you! It is very nice to see a compliment from an experienced person.
@@toyadesigns7617 your welcome
I swear I couldn't get my husband to do this. He would pay some one and waste all that money. Smh u did an amazing job.
My husband would be the same way. But first he would want me to make a list of what changes to our house are most important in order and get an idea for how much it would cost (since we just got a house, we do have such a ljst). And this would be low on my list. He isn't handy, he is techy. However, for us, we figure sometimes we can pay people so he could instead consider that time to work (he works from home), and he makes more than the price we would pay for someone. It isn't intrinsically bad to off load tasks to others. Plus, in my opinion, having wood stairs would look weird since our landing has carpet, I would want them to match.
Our current house makeover task is changing all the blinds on the first floor to vertical and we are getting devices on them to make them open and close on their own. This has a practical purpose and a measurable outcome (better moods by being bright when we go downstairs in the morning, for instance) and right now we don't usually bother to open all the blinds/curtains up.
Just offering a different perspective.
This is A DO IT UR SELF VIDEO LADYS... Not Tell ur Husband to do it video smh....
Then you do it!
Wth...i hate people like you...i feel sorry for your husband.
I do this and alot more, throw his ass away....IM KIDDING!!. i do this for a living and HATE doing it at home......i think its cause i just want to chill when i'm there lol
I agree with others that you can do it. I don't understand the judgmental comments, though, that's unnecessary. I do most of the renovations around my house, because my husband works long hours and I'm at home. In addition, my dad has extensive building experience, so I get him to teach me things when I can't figure them out myself.
Well done. That's what I call creative, practical, skillful --all in one talented individual!
Wow!! Amazing job! I'm a finish carpenter for a living a very impressed with what I see here! I like the bead board rips for your riser pieces...nice idea! Might have to steal that idea from ya ;)
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Did this on my upper hall and stairwell for the same frustrating reasons this woman did. But I had the addition of two sets of paws living in my 60s trilevel. Because of age the wood beneath the carpet was a nice oak in very good shape. A couple of stair treads had dark water stains on them but I removed that with wood bleach, sanded everything well, cleaned the dust well, then stained, then sealed with poly (not water based stuff). The hallway floor was a bit larger so I rent a floor sander. I rented over a holiday weekend so I got an extra day because I couldn't return because of the holiday.
For the stairs leading down to the bottom level the wood was in good shape but it was basic builder poplar wood and loaded with rusted staples, carpet fibers, and nails. I did not replace this because I was doing a budget reno. It took a weekend to get rid of that stuff and then I sanded smooth. For any noticeable holes I filledwith wood putty. I used floor paint on the tread and proceeded like this lady did. The cove molding was essential as there were slight gaps between tread & riser.
So yes I agree with others what you find under that carpet could be a surprise. I was very lucky but houses from the 80s yep manufactured would is most likely. I steered clear of homes built 1980s plus specifically for this reason as I knew I was going to do updates and want to put as little $$ into my projects as I could. That was the best advice I ever received from an uncle who flipped houses before it was a "thing."
Regarding slippery? Yep, I agree the refinished stair treads can be slippery & had the bruises on my tuchas to prove it. When I planned this project I'd considered using something in poly to increase traction but ultimately decided not to do it. But as my pups got older they had a hard time navigating the stairs. My solution was to use washable stair treads with a backing that keeps them in place (improvementscatalog.com). Pups can navigate stairs now and I've not slipped on stairs taking laundry down since I put down treads.
One thing I've learned with projects like this is to pick my tools wisely. Get the best quality you can afford but make sure the weight and size is a good fit & weight for your hand. Oversized tools could lead to fatigue or possible injury. FWIW I did this as a 45 year old 5'8" woman who was routinely working with a personal trainer so I had a bit of upper body strength. But dragging a floor sander up and down a flight of stairs was no easy task. Also sanding those stairs took some time. Last wear personal protective equipment especially for demo and sanding. You do not want to get this stuff in your lungs (especially if paint could be lead-based).
Oh WOW!!!!! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! You've totally inspired me to do my stairs. I hate carpet especially with kids and a dog in the house. You are an amazing woman.
DIVA.... THIS WAS BEAUTIFULLY ACHIEVED... YOU DID A FANSTIC JOB ON THESE STAIRS... NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE UNDERTOOK THIS PROJECT. BUT YOU HANDLED THIS LIKE A PRO! HIGH FIVE.... THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL! LOVE IT! THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR WORK!
You are so lucky that you had actual solid wood underneath. Most are crappy partial board like mine. $80 is like 2 steps for me....
Truth.
Dana B My
My stairs had ugly plywood and a un-even floor, Ugh! I bought cheap laminated wood flooring (due to budget)and I was so disappointed when it couldn't stick to the damb plywood. I gave up and my floor is still in need of a make over 😔😭
Same here!!!
Same the wood is all old and tear
Dana B
Those stair caps are only pine.. decent but not hardwood like oak or maple.
$10 each at Home Depot .. you need 12 for a flight of stairs, $120, you can do it, you’ll be alright
That is some of the best quality DIY I have ever seen. You could put a lot of construction companies out of business.
I’m redoing my basement with your video and hoping they come out just as beautiful. I will keep you posted!
Please do!
Hi! I was searching for DIY makeover videos for my stairs and your video was the first one I clicked on. After watching your video, I don't need to look any further. This was just what I needed. You did an AMAZING job! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Such an amazing job! This inspired me to do my stairs. Wish me luck.
Good luck!
Girl, the difference in prices 4 years later is crazy! Oh well, I've already committed.
Thanks for this video!
i cant imagine the difference after 6 years 😭
Wow, great job! They turned out so perfectly. I love that color, too.
Love this! My husband and I are putting in new laminate flooring on the second floor but the stair treads are a fortune! We were just going to leave it as carpet but after seeing your video, I think it is just what we need!
That looks amazing I’m going to be doing my railing this week and now I’m like ummm what’s under my carpet
Awesome job I’m so impressed
You have given me a great idea for my stairs!!! When you picked up that can of stain, I held my breathe…..CLASSIC GREY!!! Excellent taste!
You do wonderful work Lady 😁
Yes queen...a girl after my own heart. Tools and heels. 😍💪🏾
I did pretty much the same thing to my stairs last year except my stairs underneath aren't pretty so I sanded and painted down the sides and rises and put 1/2 carpet tile on each tread. Cost overall £100 for two fights, inc. paint. Job done.
The REAL budget and amount of work will completely depend on what's under the carpet! If your house is over 20 yrs old, chances are you will have treads that need to be completely replaced. You may also uncover a MESS left by the builder when they were messy with applying paint, ceiling texture, etc. Just don't expect this under EVERY carpet! I am a bigtime DIYER and we ended up outsourcing this, spent $1000 to have the stairs completely rebuilt. So fair warning to those ...you may get lucky but be ready!
honeybrowne24 I’m so scared to rip up my carpet. I live in Phoenix and my house was built in the 70’s. I’ve got Spanish tile on the main floor of the house but the previous owners installed carpet. I think they installed it within the last 10 years, but I’m terrified to find out what’s under it lol. One thing I do appreciate about my house is that it’s because it’s older the house is actually made of wood. All the newer houses in Phoenix are stucco 😖
Not to mention a billion nails and staples!
honeybrowne24
My original stairs were built out of 2 x 12s ... I had all the new treads and risers cut, stained and ready to install ..
But ripping out the old stairs was at least 5 times harder than I anticipated.. they were nailed on each side thru the stringers with five 3 inch threaded nails glued on every single seam with construction adhesive.. holy shit
there are tread covers made of prefinished oak to go right over the nasty plywood stairs, you can also get the prefinished risers, or DIY some thin plywood painted or stained, like she used the beadboard here, which I think is super cute. Should be way cheaper than a tear out and rebuild
My house is almost 200yrs old. Thanks for this tip! Needless to say. It needs some work. Lol
Came out amazing. I'm about to take the carpet off of my stairs so I came here for ideas. I'm 100% using breadboard. You did a fantastic job it looks fantastic
Damn girl I was wondering how I was gonna finish my stairs! You just inspired me!!!!
Wow, you're really handy! Good for you girl!
Gotta tell you, when we went for basically the same look on our staircase, we used the real beadboard that you piece together and paint...once it was finished, it looked just like the beadboard paneling you used...just letting you know that you're not missing out on a more authentic look by using the paneling.😉
Girl...can you come to my house...I'm serious. That looks amazingly
Thank goodness I found your video. I've been looking all over TH-cam for a way to redo my stairs that did not require a significant amount of reworking, like installing new treads and risers over the old. I never considered staining the existing treads. I'm going to give your solution a shot. Thanks
You did a great job. Let that person who said they would have put sand on the stairs, then you go over there and redo the stairs. Good grief, can't we just give the woman credit for tackling a job that could have cost $1,000 if done by a contractor.
Judith Catlett ,
I have nothing but respect for all her efforts, l am looking to hire about 30 women just like her... ( did l say 30, l meant 300).
Ed Henry
Yeah... I don’t know of anyone ever doing that.. in fact I’d fire them doing that lol
Great job!
Must be nice to have a builder actually use real wood’ round here asshats cheaped out like crazy all osb stairs that sag and creak they saved themselves a lot of money’ these days wood may be. Healer than osb 😂
Love to see women go getters, not afraid to put in some elbow grease! This turned out beautifully, you did a great job!
You are amazing! Such a great way to save money and reuse what you already have! Love the final product!
The problem with putting poly on staars, is that you can easily slip and fall. Especially if you're just wearing socks.
I would have put a little sand in the stain to give it some grip and make it slip resistant.
j Huh?
JT, What's so hard to understand?
I’ve been doing this for 7 years the poly coating does not make your stairs slippery lol
Mario, try walking on them with just socks, it can get slippery.
oh, please please please don't put sand in a finish.
Wonderful wonderful job!! Thank you so much for sharing this! I've been wanting to do this but was afraid of the cost. You made it look so simple. Being that my budget is limited...this is perfect for me!!! Thank you so much again!!
That’s amazing! You did a fabulous job. I was wanting to redo my stairs the same & was hesitant but after seeing you do yours do beautifully I think with a little help of my dad I will give it a go!
I sometimes get irritated that a lot of women don’t understand how much skill, hard work, and art it takes to be a good craftsman. But you obviously know what it takes! Great work!
About to go see whats under my carpet because this is AMAZING!!!💙💙💙
402😢sad..lazy..haters..
💃💃💃👍👌👩😱😍You go girl looks awesome
Girl you got chip and Joanna gains beat. I wish I had stairs just to do your project!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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You inspired me to do my stairs. All the videos I’ve seen didn’t have a landing like yours/mine. Thank you for sharing your video!
I love and support every do it ypurself project! The one problem i am having here in Bronx, N.Y. is that people see these kinds of videos call someone like me to do it and ASSUME that it's $80 to do. Maybe we can add some of this info to the videos that way nobody wastes their time. Great job, great explanations, awesome looking stairs
The explanation is in the description of how it cost me $80.
If someone pays a contractor to do work, they must pay a contractor for labor and materials. To your point, this will be well above $80 because they are not doing the labor themselves.
@@toyadesigns7617 for the risers what size did you cut your beadboard and trim
Great job Madame. Wish my stairs were like yours. I have plywood with wide gaps like someone else commented about. Haven't decided what to do yet. Anyone have some cheap suggestions?
Gary Reese yes you get the best wood that withstands wear and tear and...overlap it on top...and stain the stain you like😊👍👍
FIRE SIGN thank you
girllllll, i have tried to sand my steps and nothing worked. but i am going to try again. thanks for the breakdown of all items. i'm going to try this for sure. this will be my coronavirus project. i love doing stuff by myself and saving 800 dollars. thanks for this.
I never thought about using beadboard for risers. That's a nice look. Great job.
Good job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻♥️
Beautiful ! Very gorgeous ! Wonderful ! Fantastic looking ! And the stairs cane out cool also .
this is lovely
Well thought out and executed I enjoy seeing someone tackle projects themselves
I'm looking to remodel my staircase as well and I this video gave me such great ideas. You did a great job. Thank you so much for your video, It's pure gold!
Lucky that the treads were wood!
1.3 million views and only 15k "likes"? How is that possible? Very helpful video. Thanks for sharing.
You did really well updating and upgrading the stairs. So proud of you.
OMG u just made my day. For a rental I didn't want to spend alot of money on. Thanks
Great job!!
Love the way your stairs turned out. You have inspired me to rip the carpet off my stairs. Thank you!!
I think both stairs are nice carpet is more comfortable but wood is easier to clean if something spill
The carpet was getting pretty dirty, so that is why I went with this easy clean solution
@@toyadesigns7617 I just pulled out 20+ yrs old stair carpet, now not sure should I do what u did or just put new carpet in because it's a rental unit and every one scare me that plaint wood/hardwood floor (HWF) stair can be slippery cause tenants fall then they sue landlord, and also some pros are CARPET REDUCE NOISE, also comfortable to climb stair and won't fall down easy - just change carpet (cost $200?) every 7yrs is cheaper than 1 tenant fall/injury lawsuit. So I'm confused at this point should I go plaint wood/HWF or put new carpet? Another Q is should I resurface 20+ yrs old DIY 4 bedroom 750 sq-ft of hardwood floor, sand it 3x from 36-60-80 grits then put in 3 coats to save a $3k job or hire a HWF refinishing pro because all of my friends said no landlord or homeowner they know will DIY for HWF, they fear of leave scratch make, they always hire HWF Pro. I look at youtube learn if it's possible DIY to save $3k. What do u guys advise for both stair+HWF jobs? Thx. FYI: SF the extreme Libtards city has all rental laws against the LANDLORD or capitalist or rich, honest, smart, strong ones in favor to help the poor, dumb, vulnerable, druggies, LGBTQ, and illegals - they make laws forever believe+help the tenants b/c tenants are weak/poor/victim of the landlord who was depicted as strong, rich who take advantages from vulnerable ones - Libtards make laws everything UPSIDE DOWN. My friends hate it so they move to TX pays 0% tax=TX rewards smart, honest, capitalist, private home-ownership, personal property rights (pro landlords), and rewards legal citizens who hard work. I've to pay $11k to evict bad tenants - Rent Control/Eviction Control laws punish landlord's rent will never able to CATCH UP WITH INFLATION by Rent Control law. It's so hard to pay tenants $11k to $1M to leave (yes, pay customer=tenant to go away is LIBTARDS law LOL; ppl ask is this landlord's private building or govt subsidize housing help the illegal/poor/dummy/druggies? Lib=Dem=Commies=Everything UPSIDE DOWN! Free market is the best Mother Nature law, even China do NOT have Rent Control law but only 1 or 2 child policy birth control to ensure people not stupidly mass produce at public's resources to foot the bill!). Anyway, get back to point/Qs lol. Finally, we paid tenants $11k to go away then city put a stamp on our property as a punish landlord do not rent to old tenant. After they vacate it, we can remodel it finally. Ppl hate Libtards for big reasons. Soon I want to move to TX joint my friends too :)!
Girl you are a boss! Awesome job!
those look great
Keith Reynolds talking about the stairs right?
Keith Reynolds general 0q is
Smart to do every second stair. I did stairs... was fortunate to exit out my ground floor garage but this is a simple logistical fix :D
Why on earth would someone cover that beautiful wood with carpet?!
You should have seen the floor we found underneath the carpet in our cottage. Original stone floor. It goes right the way through from the front door to the back door. Exposing it has added value to our home. And it looks amazing!
@@polluxtroy69 I don't understand the desire to cover hardwood flooring! I can imagine some area rugs over stone, to warm it up, but to cover it completely is absolute insanity!
@@jessicastillwell2222 easier for kids to crawl on, no worrying about chips, ...
Be proud of that job! I know that’s hard work- you did it!
Wow--I had no idea this was possible. This is such a pretty result. Looking to buy a house that could use this makeover. Thank you for sharing!
So far,so good very satisfied used it twice. Love it.
Great video. You did a great job. I am going to peak under my carpeted stairs & see if I can replicate.
Excellent work, excellent video.
1- most women are too "high class" to do handy work
2- most girl videos are soooooo long with over explaining every single detail together with a backstory
But you are a perfect example of what a great video looks like. And of course what a excellent job you did with easy to get materials
Great job! I was afraid the "raw" wood slats on the landing would come out TOO rustic, but I guess the bead board brought it all together. Great design! Great execution!
Awesome! I loved this, and I love the fact that you did it with the gray color and the beadboard looks great
I’m back!! Just got around to doing mine!! Thanks again Queen!!
I love the grey color, but you lucky because the wood is new
no way! This is amazing!! Great job wow wow wow. You are about to save us a ton of money by doing this
Great job Toya. I'm inspired.
You can redo my stairs anytime, just wear that same shirt 😉
GREAT JOB!!! I’m fascinated by how it looks. Amazing 👌🏻
The bead board is a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Mine works too. I used wood prix plans and made it without any problems.
awesome mate
I'm about to redo our stairs up to our attic bedroom that we are refinishing. this really helps🤗🤗🤗 looks awesome!!
I love it, you have inspired me to do my stairs, you are really detailed And you also list all the items that used this is the best video I have seen
Thank you!
She’s a good one, but this is why I like to have money because this is a lot of manual labor. Nice hobby. Couldn’t help but to think about women who can do this themselves and their inadequate boyfriend is just watching them work like men. 👀 lmao!
Very nice Toya!! Beautifully done👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thanks for sharing!
Where's the receipt?
Thank you. It looks beautiful. I'm like you. I'm so sick of these damn stairs. The carpet with pets and kids. No matter the steamer,or vacume,they just are a hot mess lol
refreshing something besides dancing. Great job
Go girl!!! DIY! DIDNT NEED ANY HELP! Nice!
Thx for a great video I'm doing my stairs today. It's long long over due I finally have time to do it.
Girl you did GOOD! This is one of my next projects up. I’m excited to start.
Holy cow you’re creative! My dumb ass paid probably 1000 total for stairs
Love it. Thank you for being detailed on each item. This is what I was looking for. Blessing!!🙌🏼🙌🏼
You did an amazing job such a huge difference and it’s such a nice upgrade!
really nice job.I really like the idea of the "beaddboard" on the risers.Looking to re-do my basement stairs and of the many vids I hav watched yours is the most eyecatching
Thank you John!
Oh, my word! VERY NICE!
Just stumbled across you video and was pleasantly surprised. You are inspiring me to try some projects on my own!
Awesome job!! Looking forward to doing the same on our stairway. Thanks for the very affordable solution.
I got a bid of roughly $3K to install hardwood on my stairs. This looks great. I haven’t looked under the carpet on mine but I’m thinking it’s MDF and I wouldn’t be able to achieve the same looks as you did with yours.
But you can buy the tread and riser kit from Home depot or Lowe's and it will still be cheaper.
Absolutely love this what a gorgeous job you have done. 💪🏼 I’m debating to do mine I live in a town house and feel a little daunted by it but would love to do this 😀
Great job, I love it. You really make it look easy. Not a messy worker like me. I am going to see what happens. I hate the carpet on my stairs as well.