Install Hardwood Steps And Risers

The following process illustrates one method of installing boxed in stairs.

Install hardwood steps and risers.

Historically the hardwood flooring contractor s job ended on level ground and an experienced trim carpenter would be called in to construct stairs. But now more and more flooring contractors are taking on this task themselves and are being paid accordingly. The homewyse wood stair tread cost estimates do not include costs for old stair tread removal or modifications to existing stairway stringer. How to install a stair tread riser.

Every diagram i find online installs the riser first and then butts the tread to the riser. After the stringers are attached install the stair treads and risers. 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. It seems to me that i could hide the cut edges by installing the tread first riser covers it mill finished edge on the riser down and then the nose lips over the riser thus covering its cut edge.

Watch how to install treads risers and stair nosing on it. Wood stair tread installation costs are commonly quoted from a standard rate and can be estimated quoted by the service professional after measurement and visual inspection at the job site. Solid treads eliminates the need of attaching a narrow stair nose piece to a step promoting safety and ease of maintenance. In most home improvement projects the skeleton of your stairs is already built but the surface parts the treads and risers might need replacing.

Secure them to the stringers with wood screws. Professional help is recommended for this project. Installation and materials can range as low as 1 000 and as high as 30 000 price depends on several factors. Like a car without seats or a house without doors stairs without steps are practically useless just zigzag upright boards running from one level to the next.

Use a circular saw to cut the treads to the length of each riser. I want to install prefinished hardwood on my stairs and i have no difficulty with the process. Here is a step by step guide on how to complete this project successfully. Installation of solid hardwood treads and risers takes place in a single installation step significantly reducing installation time.