I know my diy limits and installing 2800 feet of new hardwood flooring was definitely above my pay grade we didn t want carpet anywhere so we installed hardwood floors throughout the house upstairs downstairs and on the stairs themselves.
How to install hardwood flooring on stairs with spindles.
However if spindles are attached to the risers extra time and effort is involved when placing the laminate.
Doug watson from country lane woodshop ht.
Pre drill the landing and treads for the balusters using a special stair bit that drills the hole and then creates a thread to accept the baluster bolts.
Screw the balusters into the floor.
The installation of laminated treads and risers is basic on normal staircases.
A lot goes in to installing hardwood on stairs.
Installing hardwood flooring on stairs you can face with open sided staircase.
To prepare the balusters drill out the center and insert the baluster bolts in the bottom.
Watch how to install treads risers and stair nosing on it.
A flooring company quoted an extra 700 to have the stair railing removed and re installed after the flooring installation was complete and over a hundred dollars for bull nose trim material.
In most home improvement projects the skeleton of your stairs is already built but the surface parts the treads and risers might need replacing.
I figured that the new floors meant it was time to finally pull the trigger on the staircase.