While that dried it was time to solve another challenge.
How to hardwood flooring stairs.
Now we can talk about the proper way to do stair treads.
Stair treads have the nosing built in so it looks much better and is a lot less wasteful.
They ll probably hem and haw and say i ll have to get back to you on that.
In most home improvement projects the skeleton of your stairs is already built but the surface parts the treads and risers might need replacing.
If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful when cutting the carpet.
You don t want to damage them.
Choose premade stair treads.
This also helps your stain to better match your floor.
Matching floors and stair treads.
First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar.
Buy premade stair treads.
Cut the prefinished stair riser to the proper height using a circular saw.
Each one of stair steps had a lip or edge on it nosing and the replacement hardwood flooring we planned to install didn t cover it.
After removing the carpet dispose of the carpet pad.
Flooring hardwood flooring installation care 4 comments 6 a lot goes in to installing hardwood on stairs.
Use pliers and a pry bar to pull up any nails tacks.
Watch how to install treads risers and stair nosing on it.
Measure the riser on the bottom step.
Also treads are made from a high grade of wood so the color is consistent.
Remove staples nails or tack strips.
Matching treads with new flooring falls into a custom category.
Place flooring adhesive on the back of the riser and glue it into place on the.
All you have to do is ask the salesperson you ve been dealing with.
Extremely hard to obtain with practically all prefinished floor manufacturers today.