How To Lay Solid Wood Flooring On Stairs

Flooring hardwood flooring installation care 4 comments 6 a lot goes in to installing hardwood on stairs.

How to lay solid wood flooring on stairs.

Having custom made hardwood flooring for stairs installed in your home is a procedure that many people find to be cost prohibitive. However with the right instructions mixed with enough patience and determination you ll be able to lay down hardwood on your stairs nicely. Measure the riser on the bottom step. Attach the risers with construction adhesive.

While that dried it was time to solve another challenge. Nails aren t needed because the risers don t get any pressure on them but you can use them if you d like. Place flooring adhesive on the back of the riser and glue it into place on the. Dealing with the stair nosing.

Cut the prefinished stair riser to the proper height using a circular saw. Watch installing hardwood on stairs. Fortunately if you re looking to change the look of your staircase it is fairly easy to install engineered wood flooring on stairs even for beginning diyers. I had the same issue that kelly over at lilypad cottage was dealing with during her stair renovation.

Use a table saw and start cutting the riser pieces to the correct size. Dewalt miter saw http amzn to 2i7jonf dewal. How to install the first stair nosing. Things i mention in this vid.

In most home improvement projects the skeleton of your stairs is already built but the surface parts the treads and risers might need replacing. Installing hardwood on the stairs is not an easy task. Prepare the stairs by cleaning it well with a vacuum. In order to install the hardwoods measure the stairs to get the cut lengths together.

To prepare for the stairs to be finished cut back the lip on the existing treads and thoroughly clean the stairs with a vacuum.