Recommendations for finishing up these funky stairs

Recently decided to rip the carpet off my stairs. Once we got it off, we realized that the carpet was covering up some pretty uneven stair installation. At the top, it’s pretty much flush on the left with the drywall, while the left side is about 1/4” under the drywall. At the bottom, the left side has about a 1/2” gap and the right still sits about 1/4” under the drywall. My question to everyone here: what are some options for finishing up along the sides here? My initial thoughts here are to use a 1”x2” along the top, to cover all those staple holes and the gaps, then run baseboard all the way down. Obviously, the main issue here is that it’s going to hang pretty funky thanks to these gaps. I’m just wondering if there are some options I’m not thinking of here. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/is_this_thing_on89 [link] [comments]

Apr 5, 2025 - 05:17

Recently decided to rip the carpet off my stairs. Once we got it off, we realized that the carpet was covering up some pretty uneven stair installation. At the top, it’s pretty much flush on the left with the drywall, while the left side is about 1/4” under the drywall. At the bottom, the left side has about a 1/2” gap and the right still sits about 1/4” under the drywall. My question to everyone here: what are some options for finishing up along the sides here?

My initial thoughts here are to use a 1”x2” along the top, to cover all those staple holes and the gaps, then run baseboard all the way down. Obviously, the main issue here is that it’s going to hang pretty funky thanks to these gaps. I’m just wondering if there are some options I’m not thinking of here.

Thanks in advance!

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