Hardwood Stairs
Solid Wood Steps
To create that graceful entrance way with exotic wood steps
and railings, that sort of oozes fine craftmanship, you really
have two installation options. Bulding
your steps from scratch out of the wood of your choice..
oak, walnut, cherry ....or work around your existing installation
and look at an easier and less expensive method to replace
carpet on stairs with wood planks, with premade wood planks,
again in a full choice of wood species.
Your choice will depend on three things.. your woodworking
skill, the design and the stage of construction
Our sister company makes a lot of oak
stair treads (as well as birch, maple, ash, cherry etc...
) for those individuals that have an existing set of construction
steps and would like to consider recapping. Match them to
your new floor, fine antiques or the new kitchen cabinets.
Learn How to recover old steps
This method can also be used to create a new set of wood steps
that is both less expensive then using oak 2x12 for stringers
and also a more forgiving, construction method for those of
you that would like to tackle the project on your own but
are not all that comfortable with working with solid wood
stringers ..make all your mistakes building a set of plywood
stairs and then recover them in fine wood.... check out our
ideas on "Install
Hardwood Stairs" web page.
Do you care what
the Ontario Building Code says?
Be sure to visit our section on "Canadian
building codes", that is published by the Ontario
Government, to make sure that your installation is done correctly
and safely. (or alternatively US
Building Codes)
We have seen situations where the wood stairs
& railings were NOT installed to code and customers were
sued at the time of an accident. We also know of situations
where home sales were blocked until, wood stair railings were
redone to comply with the local handrail code..................
that's why we suggest doing your research and having it installed
professionally the first time..... code
can vary by province and state so please check with your local
building office.
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