12-26-2017, 09:29 AM
Hi,
The bottom four steps of the main stairs in the house are oak with risers painted white. The next 12 steps and the landing, which is about 3'x3' square, are carpeted. I am starting to plan replacing the carpet with hardwood.
The second floor hallway is wall to wall carpeting. That will be replaced with hardwood flooring during phase 2 this Spring.
The house is 17 years old, there is plywood with a routed nosing under the carpet.
A few questions YouTube and web sites don't seem to answer. Hoping you can answer them here:
Thanks for the help...I am sure I'll have a few more questions.
The bottom four steps of the main stairs in the house are oak with risers painted white. The next 12 steps and the landing, which is about 3'x3' square, are carpeted. I am starting to plan replacing the carpet with hardwood.
The second floor hallway is wall to wall carpeting. That will be replaced with hardwood flooring during phase 2 this Spring.
The house is 17 years old, there is plywood with a routed nosing under the carpet.
A few questions YouTube and web sites don't seem to answer. Hoping you can answer them here:
- The riser material I have seen on videos when it is applied is already white, and very thin. It is attached with glue and four finish nails. I am not clear what this material is, though. Is this just usually 1/4" MDF painted white? Can it be purchased pre-painted or is it something I make?
- Do I start applying risers and treads at the top of the stairs and working down, or from the bottom and up? I've seen both, but nothing explaining why one is better than the other.
- Can I defer applying the hardwood to the landing when I install the second floor hallway hardwood? I am not certain I can do that without making the installation of the risers more complicated. The landing would use the same flooring as the hallway, hence, I wanted to do them at the same time.
- My plan was to order prefinished red oak stair treads, with the nosing already attached. Is this legitimate, or should I be ordering regular hardwood flooring and separate nosing and assembling it each step like I would a hardwood floor?
Thanks for the help...I am sure I'll have a few more questions.