Smith stair systems 11 5 in x 48 in unfinished red oak stair tread.
Plywood stairs to hardwood.
Expanding the bottom stair.
Or maybe you d like to convert an attic space and don t quite have the budget this year for hardwood flooring.
So it s certainly possible to do the work yourself just make sure you don t need the stairs for awhile 0.
For the actual structure of the bottom stairs we reused any 2 4 s and 2 6 s that we already head.
Plywood thickness for stair treads as mentioned above you can create stair treads out of a variety of materials including stainless steel wood granite marble quartz glass and so on.
If you re interested in a cost friendly yet reliable option plywood treads are definitely the way to go.
In order to install the hardwoods measure the stairs to get the cut lengths together.
This takes about 11 feet of floor space.
Now while this project still endured a total diy theme the.
House of forgings stair treads 72 in x 11 5 in red oak unfinished red oak stair tread.
When he installed the new bottom two stairs he also routed the front edges of the 2 12 on the top and bottom so that the nose of the stair tread had a more pleasing and looked more finished and less like a 2 12.
Cut riser pieces use a table saw and start cutting the riser pieces to the correct size.
Perhaps you just removed your old carpeting in the hopes of finding vintage restorable hardwood only to reveal a plywood subfloor instead.
Here i instal our hardwood stairs using my homemade nose treading from part 1 out of same wood for the floor.
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Learn how to rip up that carpet on your stairs and reveal or create the beautiful hardwood that s been hiding underneath.