Install stair railings similarly, but because they’re angled, take additional care in measuring, cutting, and fitting them. Start by anchoring the stair stringers, then install the decking material for the steps. Use mitered corners for the treads to conceal the cut ends. Next, install the ...
Our project in total took us about 20 hours, but that also included removing the old runner and painting the risers and railings. The actual stair runner install only took about 4 hours, although may depend on the length of your stairs. We’ll go into each step in more detail, but he...
Before you undertake the stair building task, it's important to clarify some key terms. The first is rise-and-run, which refers to your step size. The rise is the vertical height between each step, while the run is the horizontal foot space. The tread is the name of the part of the...
So first we removed the railings from the arches and painted…but we always piled stuff on them and sat on them and I just hated them, so finally I hung sheets over the openings to make sure filling them in was the right move and then we did!! It was the best thing ever! Th...
per stair which required a very specific measurement to ensure that it still met code--so we had a local wood worker make the spindles to all the same height and then the installer actually trimmed from the bottom during install so the angle of the taper was consistent going up ...