Sanding and painting stairs - good products to use?
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We've ripped off an old minging stair carpet and my wife is keen for us to sand and then paint the stairs, getting a result like in the photo below.
We do like the contrast between the white risers and darker treads.
Anyone got any recommendations as to what products to use?
Thinking it might be wise to possibly think about non slip stuff?
I have someone that'll do the work for us, I just need to provide him with the right products
We do like the contrast between the white risers and darker treads.
Anyone got any recommendations as to what products to use?
Thinking it might be wise to possibly think about non slip stuff?
I have someone that'll do the work for us, I just need to provide him with the right products
bigtomski said:
Ha, no someone rise is doing the stripping and sanding.
There s no way I d want to do it
I m just wondering what the best paint or finishes to use, I m far from a diy er!
The hard bit is getting the old paint off. After that it's easy. Or as someone suggested just slap on brown paint. Or try woodgraining...There s no way I d want to do it
I m just wondering what the best paint or finishes to use, I m far from a diy er!
21TonyK said:
If you can find a solution to working around the spindles you might want to google "timber cladding for stairs"
Having done that you might be right!Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 15th March 20:37
My niece stripped her stairs with the intention of staining them. She filmed it. It Went viral.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cdv8P4tASsC/?utm_so...
She ended up carpeting it.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cdv8P4tASsC/?utm_so...
She ended up carpeting it.
babelfish said:
My niece stripped her stairs with the intention of staining them. She filmed it. It Went viral.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cdv8P4tASsC/?utm_so...
She ended up carpeting it.
Yuk!https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cdv8P4tASsC/?utm_so...
She ended up carpeting it.
But on 'recommend testing for lead paint beforehand'... was she planning to eat it?
bigtomski said:
We do like the contrast between the white risers and darker treads.
We went with the opposite design but to get the contrast you are after you need to have oak/hardwood treads. Any contrast between the threads and rest of stairs I think looks fab, but I'm not sure you can achieve it without some major work to the stairs.We essentially took a picture from Neville Johnson, showed it to our builders and they found a local stairs company to build it.
Someone has suggested what sounds like essentially Oak treads that will cover the existing treads, that's worth exploring.
The Oak treads on ours feels really nice to walk on barefoot or with shoes, you do need to think about transtion at the top. We went with engineered wood in the landing upstairs, but it took the fitters a bit of work to ensure the stairs and than flooring all meet at the same level.
Edited by gangzoom on Monday 16th March 06:17
I think it’s going to be a lot of work to get from where you are to where you want to be - though it depends on whether you are happy with it looking a bit rustic, or whether you really want the ‘new’ look shown.
Though you’re getting somebody else to do it then guess it just depends on what they’re charging
Personally, I would be tempted to compromise and use a stair runner, which would maintain the classic look but save a lot of work, be more durable and less danger of slips.
And yes, there is a very real danger from inhaling dust from lead paint - a competent contractor would be testing it and putting in control measures (both for their staff and for you living there).
Regardless of lead content, you will want to make sure they are putting adequate dust control measures in place, or you’ll find your whole house will be covered in it.
Though you’re getting somebody else to do it then guess it just depends on what they’re charging
Personally, I would be tempted to compromise and use a stair runner, which would maintain the classic look but save a lot of work, be more durable and less danger of slips.
And yes, there is a very real danger from inhaling dust from lead paint - a competent contractor would be testing it and putting in control measures (both for their staff and for you living there).
Regardless of lead content, you will want to make sure they are putting adequate dust control measures in place, or you’ll find your whole house will be covered in it.
For the treads and risers, use a Bahco scraper, extremely effective, then some oxalic acid to try and clean the dirty centre section and make everything look uniform; just do one tread to see if you’re happy with the result: stripper for the spindles.
Though as said above, a runner for the treads, less slippy, quieter.
Though as said above, a runner for the treads, less slippy, quieter.
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