I know my diy limits and installing 2800 feet of new hardwood flooring was definitely above my pay grade we didn t want carpet anywhere so we installed hardwood floors throughout the house upstairs downstairs and on the stairs themselves.
How to install hardwood flooring on stairs with spindles.
However if spindles are attached to the risers extra time and effort is involved when placing the laminate.
I didn t understand how to install handrails and stair spindles so i hired a professional to coach me through it.
A flooring company quoted an extra 700 to have the stair railing removed and re installed after the flooring installation was complete and over a hundred dollars for bull nose trim material.
Fitting flooring around stair rail spindles we are getting some hardwood flooring installed in parts of the house we are moving to.
In most home improvement projects the skeleton of your stairs is already built but the surface parts the treads and risers might need replacing.
Watch how to install treads risers and stair nosing on it.
Screw the balusters into the floor.
Doug watson from country lane woodshop ht.
A lot goes in to installing hardwood on stairs.
To prepare the balusters drill out the center and insert the baluster bolts in the bottom.
The installation of laminated treads and risers is basic on normal staircases.
Installing hardwood flooring on stairs you can face with open sided staircase.