We have a "good old" left-handed staircase. It's in pretty bad shape. Lots of creaking, one step has cracked in the middle lengthwise. Some steps have crept out of the wall a bit and are generally ugly!! Something needs to be done, but we can't afford a new staircase for about 100,000.
The question is if it is possible to fix this, and if so, how.
Thinking if it's possible to fix the crack somehow, get the steps back in their tracks, and then paint the edges and railings white and cover the steps with those "steps" you can buy...
Tried to add some pictures, one of the crack and one of the sides where the steps have moved out a bit, hope it works!
The question is if it is possible to fix this, and if so, how.
Thinking if it's possible to fix the crack somehow, get the steps back in their tracks, and then paint the edges and railings white and cover the steps with those "steps" you can buy...
Tried to add some pictures, one of the crack and one of the sides where the steps have moved out a bit, hope it works!
Hi,
We did something similar with our staircase. Pine staircase. Sanded, filled in with epoxy where there were cracks and damages (works great, holds like a rock and can be sanded). Then painted the staircase gray.
This looked really nice until we realized that pine is a soft material. And anything that drops, drags, or comes close to the surface layer damages it. So now we have lots of ugly dents and scratches from shoes, etc.
Your staircase looks older than ours, and maybe it's both a better pine and has settled more. But it still looks soft when you look at all the marks. So there's a big risk it will be the same for you.
It was a lot of work to sand it down and paint the staircase, and now we have to redo everything. Add a new wear layer, this time in wood.
There are many DIY solutions for refreshing a staircase.
Many companies sell almost finished stair treads (or whatever they're called), others have done it themselves with floor parquet, with both cheap and nice results.
I know the magazine Do It Yourself has several articles you can buy for a small amount with different techniques.
http://gds.se/
If I find the energy to redo our staircase, I would probably try using boards from a nice oak floor. And do it myself. Should be cheap and decent enough
Just that it's quite a bit of work!!
Best regards,
Stefan
We did something similar with our staircase. Pine staircase. Sanded, filled in with epoxy where there were cracks and damages (works great, holds like a rock and can be sanded). Then painted the staircase gray.
This looked really nice until we realized that pine is a soft material. And anything that drops, drags, or comes close to the surface layer damages it. So now we have lots of ugly dents and scratches from shoes, etc.
Your staircase looks older than ours, and maybe it's both a better pine and has settled more. But it still looks soft when you look at all the marks. So there's a big risk it will be the same for you.
It was a lot of work to sand it down and paint the staircase, and now we have to redo everything. Add a new wear layer, this time in wood.
There are many DIY solutions for refreshing a staircase.
Many companies sell almost finished stair treads (or whatever they're called), others have done it themselves with floor parquet, with both cheap and nice results.
I know the magazine Do It Yourself has several articles you can buy for a small amount with different techniques.
http://gds.se/
If I find the energy to redo our staircase, I would probably try using boards from a nice oak floor. And do it myself. Should be cheap and decent enough
Just that it's quite a bit of work!!Best regards,
Stefan