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How can I cover a concrete wall at the bottom of my stairs?
Hello All!
Sorry I have no pic to show , but I have a Spanish style home where the walls are concrete. At the bottom of my (carpeted) staircase is this concrete mantel. It is very pretty and I have photos on it , etc but I have come to realize it is a safety hazard! ... God forbid someone is walking down the stairs and slips / falls they will crack their heads on this concrete mantel. I was thinking I should cushion it and cover it to make it as decorative as possible, but more importantly not a safety hazard.
Any suggestions??.. This is once again concrete, so I have NO idea how to do this.
Thanks in advance!
You can cover it with fabric. That is very decorative.
Concrete presents a bit of a problem.
You could use Carpet Tack Strip. Those contain "concrete nails" which can be driven into concrete. This would be done along the top/ceiling, and along the bottom, as well as sides.
These strips also have tacks with pointed ends exposed.
Those are used to attach carpet along the walls.
If you use those, you can buy a cushioned underlayment which would have to be adhered to the wall with adhesive and flush to the tack strips.
That done, you can then attach your fabric to the strip at the top. Stretch the fabric down to the bottom strip, then to each side, on the strip. It can be attached to the tacks as described above. Be sure to hammer down the points of the tacks. If needed, the fabric can also be stapled to the wood strips. Be sure that the edges of the fabric are turned/hemmed.
This takes osme care.
You won't find fabric wide enough to cover the entire wall and will have to sew strips together.
You'll want to center a seam on the wall and work to the sides.
If you want to staple the seams down the wall, for a panel effect, you will need to put some strips perpendicular down the wall in the proper location of the seams.
I hope you can follow me.
You can hire that done, but it won't be cheap.
A candy stripe fabric looks good on a padded wall, but florals also, to complement your decor or carpet.
Added note:
If the wall is marble or other, and not plain concrete, you will have to glue the tack strips, not nail them. To do that, remove the concrete nails, then use contact cement to adhere the wood strips. This can be done in any event without nailing.
If gluing the strips, do not glue the entire piece. They are 4 feet in length. Cut them into 12 inches or so. This will assure that if one loosens, 4 feet will not come loose.
Good luck.
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