How to change stairs from carpet to laminate.
Gost to go from carpet to laminent.
Carpet cost the average cost to install new carpeting is between 2 and 4 per square foot compared to laminate flooring which costs an average of 3 to 8 per square foot installed.
In this video you ll learn a few different ways that you can transition between your vinyl floors and carpet.
Removing carpet and laying the laminate can be labor and time intensive so set aside plenty of time to complete this project if you plan to do it yourself.
When you remove.
The cost to carpet a 225 sf room is around 634 while laminate in the same room would cost 1 223.
Compare laminate to other flooring costs in our cost guide.
Removing the old carpet carefully insert a flat pry bar under the carpet in a corner of the room.
Before i installed the laminate i made sure to leave enough carpet which you can see is folded back as well as the padding.
Simply install a transition strip which is a flat piece of floor trim that covers the seam between laminate and carpet.
If you are looking to replace the carpet on your stairs with the look and feel of wood laminate flooring can be an affordable option.