DIY Stair Makeover | Ugly Carpet to Updated Laminate Stairway 

I have some carpeted stairs. I have been wanting to do something like this for years. You make it look so easy, even though I know it is a lot of work! Thank you for making this video and posting it.

Girl you’re “Awesome “, I’m so proud of you, ; You’re showing other women that’s it’s possible to to do it on your own; I know you’ve shown me and my confidence has come to life viewing your videos, I thank God for directing me to you, only God could give me you , to change my my sight and way of thinking; please don’t stop, I know there’s thousands of women out there, oh, Ive been collecting all my tools for several years, just didn’t think i could do it , I’m ready, God Bless you, family, and your next project, Truly Awesome. Take Care

Smart to reuse the stair railing! A lot of people are tearing out wood banisters for metal railings so they look modern with the new stairs. Great job. I've done this but our bullnose didn't come attached to the tread. It was super difficult to deal with. Next time I will definitely go for a one piece design.

I am so impressed! That carpeting on the stairs took the house back to another era.

You are an amazing person. I don’t know how you do it with a family your size. You’re not only a great DIYer but your time management skills has to be top notch

The after looks a lot better than before! We did the same-removed carpet from our stairs, but we went further & redid the rails. We built a wall 1/2 way up & added modern looking rails. I think I prefer the openness of our old rails.

I'm encouraged by this video that my idea to change my stairs can probably be done. My home is only 3 years old but I never liked the carpet or flooring that the builder installed. I am excited about making over my first floor and my stairs.

They look SO GOOD. You are making me want to rip the worn carpet off my stairs right now. And I think that railing still totally works. It would have been a great opportunity to replace if you wanted but it's still metal and fairly modern looking. Fresh paint and it works!

Melissa you literally have no fear, I have 40+ years of carpentry experience and my wants me to do exactly this and I am being gun shy. Great job and keep the videos coming.

Hi Melissa, Great upgrade on your lakehouse. It was unfortunate that the wood beneath the carpenting was so badly damaged. But your solution looks great, and really suits the house. You where also right to keep and use the rails again. It looked like a bit of a struggle, but the results where worth all the effort. Chapeau to you ☺

You did great! I think it's a big improvement. Got to be honest, tho. I cringe whenever somebody calls something "ugly". I mean, yeah, it's not my cup of tea either, but *somebody* thought it was beautiful at one time. Eye of the beholder and all that. 🤷‍♀️ Keep up the good work!

The hallway and steps look like a different house, the carpet before was so awful and the after was so stunning. The beams, the new staircase the hallway and kitchen all of it is so nicely ties together and just looks like it was meant to be in this home, you are reviving this home to its full glory and it is a pleasure to see and follow along. Keep up the amazing work and I cannot wait to see what you will do next😍❤️😍

I appreciate how much work you put into the steps. They look great. What a transformation. I know how difficult it is to remove carpet from stairs. I also removed all the nails, staples, and tack strips. In the process, I had a little slip with the utility knife. I ended up in the ER. Although I hit an artery, It wasn't too serious. I have been working on houses for 40 years, I should have known better. On top of that, I work in a Vocational school, where along with the students, all the teachers have to complete a 10 hour OSHA Safety course. I say half jokingly, they should revoke my OSHA Certificate. After a few days of rest I returned to my steps. Since I was planning on re-carpeting the stairs, I had to add piece of wood to the part that hangs over because after 70 years of carpeting and re-carpeting Most of them were loose, missing or like Swiss cheese. I nailed and glued them. I was aware that if I ever planned to refinish the stairs, they would have to be taken apart and re-installed with hard wood, so I wasn't concerned about the kind of wood I used as long as it had the same shape and was solid. They were ready for the carpet layer.

I think the stairs and railing look fabulous. Lots of work involved to get to that point, but you did well. Beautiful results.

I have a very similar stair rail in my home. We recently replaced treads and risers but left the rail. I like it!

You definitely did an amazing job. Though I prefer the outdated look. It felt so cozy and aesthetic but change is mandatory. Great work

You did a great job. I love the outcome. Very modern and clean looking. You made it look so easy. Thank you.

You did an awesome job with those stairs Melissa! It looks 100x better! I’ve been enjoying these videos you are putting out.

You are truly a full-fledged carpenter painter etc., you really do a good job...👍 up to you

4:43 that cut-in work was super-human 😮 Amazing transformation!

Wow!! What a transformation! The stairs look so much better!

I have ugly stairs. I am amazed what you did ! Looks great. I think now that I might be able to tackle mine!

Hi Melissa. This is so much better!! I bet you’re so happy that crusty carpet is gone

I don’t know about it looking “modern”, but it’s definitely modernized those stairs. Well done.

Great job and great results, at a fraction of what it would cost to have a contractor do it. You're pretty handy with power tools and don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. For future, if you're ever doing such a reno again: if you want to trim the tread edge straight, nail a strip of wood to work as a guide for your jigsaw shoe (or your circular saw shoe). A couple of nails is enough and the holes will eventually get covered with the new tread anyway.

New home owner. You are giving me ideas! Great job with that result for the stairs

I've pulled carpet off a fair share of stairs, and it's almost impossible to do without needing a band-aid or two. It's even worse if the carpet has been pet soiled just plain old. I've seen some hideous stair overlays done by flooring companies, and although I'm not a fan of overlays, you did a nice job.

I rent and said enough with the gross carpeting on the stairs. My son ripped off the carpet and padding for me and I cleaned up. Wow how gross and the dirt revealed under the padding. It took awhile to remove staples and nails and dirt. That was 5 years ago. They need a fresh coat of paint which I don’t mind. Very easy to clean👍👍👍

That looks awesome and so much cleaner and better now x

Looks great. I’m about to replace mine also. Thanks 😊

Have you ever considered changing the angle of the blade relative to the multi-tool? It's an amazing tool when used with forethought.

The railing looks great with the beautifully done stairs.

Love it! I would think about repainting the black parts of the stairs and railing to just a shade lighter so it's not as harsh between the floor etc. Maybe bring in that charcoal gray colors you used on the exterior?

Keeping the rail was nice to keep some old but made new. Lovin it!

Looks soooo great. Nice job. You make all these projects so entertaining.

Great job. It looks really good

Nice work. Really lovely finish. ❤

I can really feel your pain on this project. I removed carpeting from my main stairs a while back, only I had about twice as many stairs to deal with. Removing every single one of the staples and nails was time-consuming, and without gloves, a bit hazardous to one's health ; ) I ended up staining/painting my stairs with alternating colors on the treads and risers: a deep black stain+sealer on the treads, and white primer + paint on the risers.

Looks great! Job well done!!!

That turned out perfect 👌 Nice job 👍

Nice job. My wife wants this done too.

Looks amazing, great work! I have something similar going on in my house and I'm a bit nervous to tear into it. I know that once I get started I'm committed. You make it look super easy, so I'm pumped to get started. Thank you for the awesome video.

So impressed, looks great, well done.

Nice! I agree on the multi-tool- I use mine all.the.time.

Good morning. It looks and it is really a lot more healthier. Great job.

Awesome, thank you for this, I'll start on my stairs shortly and it really helps

I always look forward to and enjoy seeing what your doing next in the house. Some of the colors and material you use I question, until I see the end product. You are making me look outside of the box on some of my own projects. The only thing that I would change is that you don't always wear eye protection. ESPECIALLY WHEN USING A SAW! Sorry to sound like your dad, but we all want to see many more of your projects. Without an eye Patch. Keep up the great work, and don't forget the eye protection.

Re: stair railings. I really like the way they look. In fact, I'm looking to replace my rickety wood railings with metal ones much like yours.

Looks great with original rail!

Love the stairs and glad you kept the railing!!!

Absolutely love it!!

Looks amazing! 💕

I liked it better before! Jk- looks so much better now . I think you have inspired me to tackle mine!

Great job, hygienic and easy clean !

Wow it's amazing, nice transformation girl, I love it 💕

Great video you go sister!😊

looks awesome you did a great job.

Happy that you kept the original stair railing. Beautiful

Esa alfombra era horrible, ahora se ve excelente eres muy fuerte y creativa

I did this but used solid oak treads. It looked fabulous. I too, am a small woman.

ha i did this to my stairway which was twice as long! That finished me off that day!

That was great I love it and want to do the same!!

Hi Melissa. I enjoy your videos so much. I want to compliment you on your choices for the stairway. The black paint with the laminate pattern looks marvelous. How ever, I want to caution you about stairs. I am in the construction industry and there is a science to stairs and the human body. After the bottom riser, all of the other risers should be the same. This is because the body sets a rhythm as it climbs stairs and if the top riser is taller then a person will inevitably trip. This can occur even if the difference is 1/16". In your case, the top riser is going to be shorter so you can expect a stomp at the top of the stairs because the body has self regulated to the other risers. The body will think that the surface is at the same level as the rest and assume a stop and the foot will fall the rest of the distance. As I said before, you do a great job in everything I have seen you do and I hope that you keep doing these videos for a long time. Just store a helpful tip in the back of your brain for the next stair project.🙂

Great job! I want to try it myself!

Looks good!

Why is John always helping you? Where's your Hubby? LOL

The transformation is amazing!!! :o I was looking for some DIY to change mine, you certainly inspired me! :D

+1 on saving the iron railing. Easily the least intrusive option in that size house.

Looks lovely! You're good at what you do. Seriously great job. Will you be giving the black another coat as it looks a little washed out now after the dust? 💯❤

Beautiful job! Thanks for the excellent tips.

Looks great! You're becoming a carpenter! Happy Holidays!

Looks great! I really dont know why people carpet stairs?! I have slipped on the carpet and fallen down the stairs more than once in my life.

Wow nice job!!

Good job looks really good😊😊😊

Beautiful work. Looks awesome much better.

Use a fence/straight edge for your saws. It will keep your edges straight.

Hair sooo close to the tool gives me anxiety 😱

Oh my gosh U did awesome transformation, great job & idea. Thx 4 sharing.

Stairs look fab

never seen those before, super nice treds imo.

Great job!!

Add two tubs of ice cream and a gallon of red wine to the list of materials; you’re going to need it

Everything looks great!

Looks good!!!!

Very good job .😊

Sick. Nice job. I've got 11 steps to do this week. 💪🏾😄 🧰

I have carpet on my stairs, white carpet. I started removing the carpet & the stairs are black metal stairs. Unbelievably they used some kind of construction adhesive obviously to adhere the tack strips. And huge long nails I'm unfortunately not strong enough to remove each one. It's near impossible to remove these tack strips completely. The stairs have rusted in the spots the strips are as well. I gave up until I could figure out what to do. I finally got the tack strips off the top stair by using a hammer & chisel. But it still left pieces of wood stuck to the metal. I cannot find anyone who has the same issue as I do. Apparently whoever built my home is the only person that idiotic. If anyone reads this & has suggestions I will be so grateful.

Beautiful job. But for me I would also add a runner for better footing and no slippage. My husband can be terribly clumsy!

LOVE this lady!

Am I missing something? The laminate treads with two finished edges that show up at 5:00 are what I'm most interested in. There's nothing like that on znetflooring and it's not covered anywhere here.

Excellent job , your so clever , it looks amazing, well done. 8:41

ur vids keep getting better ,

wow, nice job! nice color combination selection

Euh! Wow! Bravo!

Laminate on stairs. Anybody wearing socks is going down hard. A much better option is wood. It grows on trees. No chemicals. No off gassing. Just a really good product that I feel has stood the test of time.

When the tread is shortened it makes it tuff on people with big feet, especially older folks.

amazing vids ive just subscribed keep going, you are a very clever Lady

Thanq for the video, YOU put a lot of men to shame. The stairs look top notch. I've been pleading with my husband to sand our banister down for 10 years as I can't do it, he just refuses to

Great Job.

Excellent!!