Also, I want to lift the horrible cream carpet that covers the stairs and landing from the upper ground to the top (fourth) floor. Ultimately I want varnished boards and a nice hard-wearing runner but budget dictates that we do it in stages. Anyone got any hot tips? I've heard it's a noisy, messy specialist job and not worth DIYing?
Also, I want to lift the horrible cream carpet that covers the stairs and landing from the upper ground to the top (fourth) floor. Ultimately I want varnished boards and a nice hard-wearing runner but budget dictates that we do it in stages. Anyone got any hot tips? I've heard it's a noisy, messy specialist job and not worth DIYing?