Now, we have here at home planned to do something about the treads on our stairs, and now I'm looking for tips on how I can do it, what kind of material is convenient. See pictures for how it looks now and underneath.
We just want it painted white. No floorboards like there are now. So I'm thinking of cutting out a wooden board for each step, but then the question is about thin boards suitable for this.
Or to sand down the steps, plane down the small edge that sticks up on the steps. Will it work to sand as they are now and then just paint, you think?
Sanding down floors is a heck of a job. I bought four different sanders from a coarse belt sander to a corner sander for the job. The fluff that you have on some you can scrape with a window scraper, otherwise, it eats up a lot of sandpaper.
Yes, I've done that job, sanded, primed to see the unevenness better, sanded again, sanded again... In other words, a lot of work.
Buy a repair kit then you also get the stair nose done, or contact a fine carpentry.
Don’t know how far you are from Kungsbacka, if so, send a PM and I’ll give you the name of the one who made the stair treads for us, it wasn't more expensive than a repair kit and we got real solid oak, 2-3 cm thick. Depends a bit on what thickness fits in your staircase.
Okay, but is it that much work even when it's just the steps that need to be sanded? I was thinking of planing off the edge and then sanding it nicely. Does it really take that much time?
I don't have the budget to buy expensive materials or get professional help either
ok, will borrow a sander so we'll see how it goes. I'll take it one step at a time I'll get back to you if it goes well. I guess I should buy some different sandpapers, both coarse and finer ones? I have no experience in sanding at all
got to borrow 3 different machines and went and bought paper and a face mask now So should you press hard when sanding with the machine or not press at all maybe?
Have done two steps... took like 4 hours :/ But I can't sand well at the edges even though I borrowed a corner sander too. It was pretty weak and barely removes anything. It's like small grooves in the step. The big sander is the type where the paper rotates and I can't reach with it.
Sanding old glue or varnish is not recommended. It clogs the paper immediately. You should probably scrape first (a hellish task). Alternatively, buy a varnish mill, they are effective, don't leave much in the corners but easily make deep "sanding swirls" and are naturally expensive to buy (and expensive blades).
Stairs are not fun. In your case, renovation steps are probably preferable.
Sanding old glue or varnish is not recommended. It clogs the paper immediately. You should probably scrape first (a hellish job). Alternatively, buy a varnish stripper, they are effective, don't leave much in the corners but easily make deep "sanding swirls" and naturally expensive to buy (and expensive blades).
Stairs are not fun. In your case, renovation steps are probably preferable.
I completely agree with you! That job seems easy, just sanding some steps, but it takes a lot of time and effort. Wondering if you should lay wood panels, is it not possible to use some kind of wood filler and skip sanding. Don't know if there is anything suitable but maybe another reader might know?
Yes, so I'm scraping as much as I can. There's still carpet fuzz left on each step, and it's really hard, yes. But it'll do. Two steps at a time should be fine.
