Stairs carpet - GONE!

[KyleR]

We finally got around to removing the carpet from the stairs leading from outside to the salon. It had gotten pretty bad in spite of our attempts to clean it - so out it came!

Underneath was just plywood, coated in carpet glue so I decided to start from scratch and rebuild the treads and try to dress up the risers. We'll, here's what we ended up with!

I used a 3/4" stain grade pine and applied five coats of Minwax Polyshades. I had to use 2 different colors and layered them to get the color we wanted.

For the risers we used a grasscloth wallpaper from Lowes and just sanded the risers smooth before applying.

Overall, it turned out very nice. Now on to ripping out ALL of the carpet in the salon!!!

[Midnightsun]

Nice job, looks so much better and a snap to clean.

[bud37]

Looks nice.

One thing I have always paid attention to is wet bare feet or even wet deck shoes slipping on smooth surfaces especially stair treads especially when in a hurry.

There is some nice clear non skid stick on tape on the market that works real well, I used it on bridge ladders for years with success, virtually invisible and stops/ reduces any wet sliding.

Good luck with the ongoing project.

[KyleR]

One thing I have always paid attention to is wet bare feet or even wet deck shoes slipping on smooth surfaces especially stair treads especially when in a hurry.

My wife has plans to make some sisal "pads" that we will then affix to the treads to prevent slip.

[pepmyster]

Well done!!!!!!!!!!

[Viper]

Nice job

What are you thinking of using for the salon floor?

[KyleR]

What are you thinking of using for the salon floor?

We are going to put down LVP. Hope to post some pics in a different thread in a week or two. I decided to completely remake all of our hatches since they were all too small once the carpet was out. Plus, I split some of the larger hatches into smaller ones to make them more manageable. . I already put LVP in both berths and the galley - the salon is the final piece!

[kgarguilo]

Thanks for sharing, I look forward to seeing the rest of the project. I have thought a lot about doing this very project. Well done!

[KyleR]

Here's a link to the rest of the project:

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8287

[Rich W]

Hey Kyle. I was admiring your LVP job on the salon and galley floors. I am looking to do the same in my 350 ACMY. I also have existing wood color like yours....I like the contrasting colors. I have a question. How is the flooring holding up with the temp extremes....I assume you pull your boat in the winter. Mine undergoes temp swings from 110 degrees in the summer to 0 and below in the winter, not to mention the humidity swings! The flooring guy I talked to today thought that might be problematic. Could you tell me what you think? I thank you in advance.