Treads and risers require.
Installing hardwood stairs and risers.
Installation of solid hardwood treads and risers takes place in a single installation step significantly reducing installation time.
Easy to follow step by step instructions give diyers the information they need to install new treads and railings.
If the carpet or wood on your existing staircase has seen better days try covering its risers and treads with unfinished hardwood.
Professional help is recommended for this project.
A lot goes in to installing hardwood on stairs.
The following process illustrates one method of installing boxed in stairs.
Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors.
Cut each riser leaving an 8 to 12 degree bevel along the edge where it meets the tread.
Most building codes specify that the minimum thickness of a tread is 1 inch 2 54 cm if supported by a riser along the front.
Solid treads eliminates the need of attaching a narrow stair nose piece to a step promoting safety and ease of maintenance.
Measure each riser separately.
Historically the hardwood flooring contractor s job ended on level ground and an experienced trim carpenter would be called in to construct stairs.
How to install oak stair treads and risers.
If the stairs are open construction the stair tread must be a minimum of 1 5 inches 3 8 cm to support the weight.
You don t need to know how to build stairs from scratch to create a great staircase.
Hardwood stairs average 100 to 200 per step including labor a flight of stairs is 10 to 12 steps and would cost 1 000 to 2 400.
One more item is the thickness of the stair tread.