I am going to pour concrete in the upstairs bathroom - I have an oak staircase that I want to protect while people are running up and down with shoes and buckets of filler, etc.
The oak staircase is lacquered.
What is required to protect it from damage?
Regular white paper doesn't seem sufficient.
I'm considering cutting masonite pieces to place on the steps and also vertically on the risers. But I'm not sure if they can be attached well without the tape permanently sticking to the staircase.
I'm also a bit worried that something will get trapped between the protection and the staircase, causing damage - but it's just a matter of thoroughly cleaning to ensure there's nothing on the staircase before placing the protection.
I also don't want the protection to come loose and cause someone to fall.
How would you do it?
The oak staircase is lacquered.
What is required to protect it from damage?
Regular white paper doesn't seem sufficient.
I'm considering cutting masonite pieces to place on the steps and also vertically on the risers. But I'm not sure if they can be attached well without the tape permanently sticking to the staircase.
I'm also a bit worried that something will get trapped between the protection and the staircase, causing damage - but it's just a matter of thoroughly cleaning to ensure there's nothing on the staircase before placing the protection.
I also don't want the protection to come loose and cause someone to fall.
How would you do it?
I used masonite with thin foam underneath (the kind you lay under floors) precisely because you bring in a lot of small stones that can find their way under the cover. It worked well but was tricky to cut the masonite since I have a curved staircase.
The spackle has quite a nice material. The key is to protect from spills. There won't be any stones that you can tread through the cardboard.
There are two types of floor protection cardboard, one cheap and one a bit more expensive. I've heard that the more expensive one is discarded cardboard from milk cartons. Either way, it is really thick. If you tape a piece of it to each step with masking tape. You can use a crooked utility knife to cut the cardboard.
You can protect the risers with the same material.
I don't know in which order you should do the job, but you can figure that out.
There are two types of floor protection cardboard, one cheap and one a bit more expensive. I've heard that the more expensive one is discarded cardboard from milk cartons. Either way, it is really thick. If you tape a piece of it to each step with masking tape. You can use a crooked utility knife to cut the cardboard.
You can protect the risers with the same material.
I don't know in which order you should do the job, but you can figure that out.