Nothing finishes a room off better than complementing your hardwood flooring with a beautiful hardwood staircase.
Installing hardwood on stair stringers.
Make sure to sand and finish the balustrades first.
Wood treads and risers are typically installed by a stair specialist not the company installing the flooring although some high end wood flooring contractors also handle stairs.
Install blocking for joists that do not align with a deck joist.
This part installing hardwood on stairs is challenging and often best left to professionals.
Finish and complete installing hardwood on stairs.
Professional help is recommended for this project.
Then clean the sawdust by sweeping and vacuuming.
Installation of solid hardwood treads and risers takes place in a single installation step significantly reducing installation time.
This video has some great techniques and tools tips that will help you achieve tig.
Install the treads starting at the bottom stair using 2 1 4 inch trim screws.
Before adding the final top tread add a 2x4 brace between the stringers at the top step to offer extra support.
Use wood putty to fill all the screw holes.
Space the holes on the treads evenly.
Apply construction adhesive to the stair and then place the tread plank on top squeezing adhesive as evenly as possible.
As you install one riser position and fasten the corresponding tread so you can carefully climb to the next step for installation.
Sand the hardwood planks lightly.
And then the treads risers and stringers.
Use a circular saw to cut the treads to the length of each riser.
Secure the blocking with through screws or hardware.
Treads and risers require.
If necessary install the hardwood landing.
The last step in installing hardwood on stairs is sanding and finishing.
Installing solid wood stair treads requires knowledge of wood grain cutting wood construction and using power tools.
Check the rise alignment of all three stringers at each step and make adjustments so that they are within 1 16 in.
Clean off excess adhesive then nail treads to their corresponding stringers.
Here i walk you through installing a flight of hardwood treads and risers.
After the stringers are attached install the stair treads and risers.
Solid treads eliminates the need of attaching a narrow stair nose piece to a step promoting safety and ease of maintenance.