Installing New Hardwood Stairs

Here is a step by step guide on how to complete this project successfully.

Installing new hardwood stairs.

If the carpet or wood on your existing staircase has seen better days try covering its risers and treads with unfinished hardwood. Cost to install hardwood stairs. In most home improvement projects the skeleton of your stairs is already built but the surface parts the treads and risers might need replacing. Building a new staircase averages 2 400 certain designs such as l shaped stairs need more framing which can raise the price to at least 3 000 extra framing adds necessary support to your stairs but you ll also pay for more time and more materials.

Next use a tape measure image 1 and mark where cuts need to be made on each tread and riser cutting at the marks with a miter saw image 2. Installing solid wood stair treads requires knowledge of wood grain cutting wood construction and using power tools. You don t need to know how to build stairs from scratch to create a great staircase. To get an exact edge use a grinder image 3.

Easy to follow step by step instructions give diyers the information they need to install new treads and railings. This task also requires a bit of patience to complete but the result is a. A lot goes in to installing hardwood on stairs.