If the stairs are polished or slick, you can purchase temporary adhesive floor treads to provide more traction or wear gripper socks with rubber treads. Gripper socks can even help if you have a synthetic runner as the carpet fibers can sometimes be slick. Finally, if you've undergone surgery...
If you’re looking to update your stairs, there are many ways you can do that:take up the carpet,install a carpeted stair runner,paint,restain,replace the railing,build a new banister/newel post,add fabric to the risers,plus more ideas here. But if you’re looking to make your stairs...
Their ego demands that you recognize their ‘devotion.’ They are convinced that you need to learn the truth, that deep down you are completely in love with them and just need to be shown the error in your thinking. This behavior is a sign of mental illness. You won’t be able to co...
Once the stairs are ready, it's best to start by painting the risers. That way, you can remove any paint you get on the treads before staining them; and painted risers are relatively easy to protect from stain. Choose semigloss or gloss paint — both are easier to keep clean than fla...
I hope you’ll find that your form is as good as you expected, but it’s okay if it’s not, it’ll give you something to work on. Go do some push-ups, and work on getting better with them every day. You’ll be moving from Level 1 to Level 4 push-ups and beyond!
you'll find many carpet steam cleaners to purchase. If you take the do-it-yourself approach to carpet cleaning, read the steamer's manual carefully and follow all instructions for using the machine. Sometimes carpet cleaning products can leave dirt-attracting residue, making carpets look even dir...
In this DIY article, I show you how to replace carpet stairs with wood. This easy DIY project is the cheapest way to give your staircase a makeover. Most people with carpet stairs want them replaced.Carpeted stairs are difficult to clean and an eye sore.Even worse, carpet traps dust mit...
Remember that moving heavy items down or up many stairs is very dangerous and if you’re staring down or up at a long flight of stairs, then do yourself a favor and call in professionals who’ll know what to do. 8. Load the heavy safe onto the moving truck ...
If You’re Not Sure How Much to Tip, Be Generous No matter what tipping situation you find yourself in, you can’t go wrong withbeing generous. In fact, if you’re in a good financial position, be weird in a culture of normal and broke. In other words, be outrageously generous. Re...
Fixing squeaky floors and loose steps & stairs Installing transition metals or custom thresholds, Tack-less removal and replacement, Custom stair work and upholstery Some of these extra fees can be avoided if you can do some of the preliminary work yourself, like removing all the old carpet and...