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That looks like an active woodworm infestation.
Kill the things with chemicals (is Xylophen a thing in the UK?) before you go further. -
I'll be doing the same next year so progress pics and learnings would be geat.
I like the tiles btw -
Ah, go on then, what did you strip them with?
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Personally I'd relay carpet after checking there's no active woodworm.
Pros Cons
Looks Nice Noisy
- Cold
- Slippy
- Utterly horrific ball ache of a job to strip If you do go down that road as I did - it’s much easier to strip the treads and repaint the risers in white. Coarse sandpaper on a random orbital sander took an afternoon for me. Just make sure you use plastic sheets at the top and the bottom of the stairs so the dust doesn’t get everywhere
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In need of a sense check.
We have very tatty old carpet on our stairs and landings (two flights of 14 steps, 2 landings) and I’m keen on ditching the carpet and renovating the wood. I’ve stripped the paint off a couple to see what’s underneath (see pics) and would be interested to hear from people who’ve done similar if the condition of the wood is good enough to make this worthwhile.
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