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Flooring · Job breakdown

Carpet out, plank in: a two-story flooring job, room by room

Worn carpet on the stairs, the landing, the loft and the living room. Here's how we took this two-story home to one clean run of wood-look plank, stairs included.

Stairs finished with wood-look treads and white risers

The stairs

Worn carpet covered every step. It all came up: carpet, pad, tack strips and staples, down to the subfloor. Each step got a new wood-look tread, the risers were finished in crisp white, and the landing was laid in matching plank so the stairs flow straight into the rooms above and below.

Carpeted stairs beforeBefore
Carpet on every step.
Stairs with new wood-look treadsAfter
New treads, white risers.

The loft and hallway

Upstairs, the loft and hallway were taken down to bare subfloor and laid in one continuous run of waterproof luxury vinyl plank. No breaks between spaces, and clean edges along the railings.

Loft with carpet beforeBefore
The loft before.
Loft with new vinyl plank flooringAfter
One continuous run of plank.

The living room

Downstairs, the two-story living room got the same floor, with the planks running toward the big windows. Baseboards were reset on every wall.

Living room before new flooringBefore
Living room before.
Living room with new vinyl plankAfter
Planks run toward the windows.
Details that make it look finished

Where the new floor meets bedroom carpet and bathroom tile, we set neat transition strips. They’re small, but they’re the difference between a floor that looks installed and one that looks finished.

Clean transition strips between floors
Transitions where the plank meets other floors.

Replaced

  • Worn carpet & pad on every step
  • Carpet in the loft & hallway
  • Living room flooring

Done

  • New wood-look tread on every step, risers in white
  • Waterproof luxury vinyl plank throughout
  • Baseboards reset & transition strips to carpet and tile

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