We have a typical lattice staircase from the 70s that we want to modernize to better fit in.
It might not be very visible in the pictures, but the staircase is very worn out.
The first thought was to add glass or finer white lacquered posts along with oak parquet steps and an oak railing. However, after a bit of analysis, we realize that the price increases quite quickly when it comes to ready-made staircase parts.
An alternative that we believe can be sustainable even economically is to replace with a new lattice. Maybe something in the style of this (link with more images)
What you see in the pictures is extra thick plywood, no idea if such is sold in Sweden but really we are quite flexible with wood types as long as it looks more modern.
What do you think about this? Those of you who have renovated your 70s lattice staircases, how did you do it? Were you satisfied? Pictures?
There are many threads about stair renovation and most seem to paint everything white and on the steps install parquet, laminate, carpet, stair nose carpet, or something similar.
There are many threads about staircase renovation and most seem to paint everything white and lay parquet, laminate, carpet, stair tread carpet or similar on the steps.
Exactly, that's the usual measure, i.e. painting everything white with parquet steps, mostly oak. But somehow it doesn't feel so modern anymore? The downside of painted wood is that the slightest blemish is immediately visible. Lacquered or waxed wood can be damaged quite a bit before it becomes directly visible.
Above all, I feel that white gives a cold feeling while wood colors give a warm feeling.
But yes, maybe I should consider white again, maybe it's about getting the craftsmanship right. It's not always easy to get a perfect surface with brush painting, which I think white requires. Maybe you need to spray lacquer to get an okay surface?
If we were to paint everything white, sanding would be necessary, which I guess is quite extensive. Not that I'm afraid of work, but then the final result must match the effort
I think what mostly makes the staircase feel outdated is the coarse handrails. I believe the staircase would feel more in line with your doors if you painted the pine white and replaced it with a proper banister and a more delicate handrail in oak. https://www.trappfabriken.se/handledare/
If you want to keep the cost down, you can paint the steps white and replace the vinyl with a gray needle felt carpet or gray vinyl? (possibly ignore the pillar corners)
Painting tips can be found here; https://www.byggahus.se/forum/threads/mala-pa-lackad-furu.65667/
Yes, it might be time for something different than a white staircase and trellis. If you have oak parquet, I would think it would be nicest with a trellis and steps in oak because I'm a bit sensitive to mixing wood types that have different colors. Then the stringers and other parts can be white just like the molding above them and as in your example picture.
Yes, it might be time for something different than a white staircase and railing. If you have oak parquet, I think it would look nicest with a railing and steps in oak because I'm a bit sensitive about mixing wood types with different colors. Then the stringers and other parts can be white, just like the edge above them, as in your example image.
Yes, oak would not be bad, but it seems to be quite difficult to get hold of, I'll check with some building suppliers.
I think what makes the staircase feel outdated the most are the thick handrails. I believe the staircase would feel more in tune with your doors if you painted the pine white and switched to a proper banister and a lighter oak handrail. [link]
If you want to keep costs down, you could paint the steps white and replace the vinyl with a gray needle felt carpet or gray vinyl?
[image] (disregard possibly the column corners)
Painting tips can be found here; [link]
Yes, that could definitely be the case, yours looks like it turned out well Was it balustrade? How do you think the painting turned out?
I have been in the paint shop, and they said you just need to rough it up and then apply a few layers of 2 different paints, some underpaint to conceal and encapsulate what might bleed through and then the final paint.
Bauhouse sells glued timber posts EK 2400x58x38mm maybe that's what you have to settle for. Maybe they also have less risk of warping or similar.
350 SEK per post and approximately 25 are needed so 8750 SEK. Just wonder how nice it really looks if posts, railing, and steps are all in EK. Only the staircase foundation is white.
So a white-painted staircase with dark gray needle felt carpet, it looks really nice. A possible disadvantage for us is that we have cats that shed quite a bit, so that needle felt carpet might be unrealistically difficult to keep clean. I suspect there is a risk they might also use it as a scratching post. But it should be possible to find something rough and dark gray that isn't as interesting to the cats.
- Dismantle the trellis and modify it slightly, e.g., I was thinking of bevel cutting the tops a bit. After that, there will be filling and sanding. One could replace the wood, which would save on filling and sanding, but instead, it would require more fitting.
- Prime and apply 3-4 coats of paint on the trellis. Linseed oil paint would probably be good, but it's not fun to wait 1-2 days between each coat.
- Perform the same treatment on the stair stringers.
- The railings will be replaced with something more delicate, maybe a round railing? Suggestions?
- Replace all bolts with something more discreet.
- The steps will be last; we'll probably install some type of grip-friendly dark gray carpet that's also easy to clean. The step noses will be new moldings that match.
- Dismantle the trellis and modify it slightly, for example, I'm thinking of trimming the tops at an angle. After that, it will be puttying and sanding. One could have replaced the wood, which would save on puttying and sanding, but instead, it would require more fitting.
- Prime and apply 3-4 coats of paint on the trellis. Linseed oil paint would probably be good, but it's no fun waiting 1-2 days between each coat.
- Apply the same treatment to the stair strings.
- The railings will be replaced with something more delicate, maybe around railing? Suggestions?
- All bolts will be replaced with something more discreet.
- We'll tackle the steps last, probably laying some type of grip-friendly dark gray carpet, which is also easy to clean. The step noses will be new moldings that match.
What do you think about this?
Hi
I'm curious about the result, do you have pictures and a description?
Hi
I am curious about the result, do you have pictures and a description?
Unfortunately, other things have taken higher priority, but this is still quite high on the wishlist. Exactly how the solution will look is not decided yet. What are your thoughts?
We have actually brought this up again, we have 1 week to at least get the trellis back up. This is what we have done so far:
The vertical trellis boards have turned out to be of different lengths, which works poorly with the crossbar, so we placed a long straightedge with a level and marked a new height. The railing ends up at a height of 105-110 cm.
All but 2 trellises dismantled, the last 2 were likely attached before the stairs were installed, so we will have to try to work with them in place.
All trellis boards have been shortened and beveled at the bottom.
The sanding has begun, about half of them are sanded. First, we sanded off all the varnish, but we realized it took way too long, even with an efficient sander. Perhaps a planer would have worked better. Now we are sanding away the worst irregularities and a lot of the varnish is being roughed up even if not everything disappears. According to the paint store, it only needs to be roughed up, so we hope this will suffice.
We hope to finish the sanding tomorrow so we can start filling and possibly apply a sealer to prevent anything from bleeding through to the white paint.
We have noted that the staircase is built with quite low precision. Some holes are not centered, and the trellises have not been mounted at the same height where they should actually be at the same height. However, it would be unreasonable to try to fix everything, so we intend to adapt and try to make the best of each situation that arises.
Since we plan to place a crossbar like this on top of the trellis, we need to get the same height on all of them, which will be challenging:
The idea is to reassemble the trellis after sanding to see if we need to adjust the heights further with the saw. It might be necessary at some points to add spacers to reach the desired height. How is this typically done? That is, getting each connecting rod to precisely reach up to the crossbar?
It's almost finished, we received the capstones and handrails but it turned out there were critical defects so now we're waiting for corrected materials.
The feeling so far is that the renovation has been successful and it fits in much better than before. When renovating the house, you usually modernize as well, and you want everything to follow suit.
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