Stair treads are available in all domestic species such as red oak maple and hickory and can also be ordered in the exotics.
Making stair treads from hardwood flooring.
Hardwood treads attach to a bare frame and average 160 per step including labor.
The first step to matching stair treads to prefinished flooring is using the same species of wood.
If you re going to do that measure the tread size cut the tread and then attach it.
Cost to put hardwood flooring on stairs.
So while you can use hardwood flooring to piece together stair treads the overwhelming benefits of solid stair treads cannot be overstated.
While the domestic treads will start at 30 or so longer length returns and prefinished will run the price up.
So we made sure and order white oak stair treads.
For example in our new house we are using sea smoke from adm flooring.
Attach that piece with construction adhesive and nails as well.
If you are paying a contractor to do the job expect to pay 100 150.
It is a beautiful european white oak.
This is very important because stains can look very different on different types of wood.
Adding treads to a flight of stairs would cost 1 600 to 1 920 with labor.
The other option is to replace the tread piece entirely with a hardwood border.
In this video we re using a tread that already has a rounded front.
Nothing finishes a room off better than complementing your hardwood flooring with a beautiful hardwood staircase.
Wooden stair treads average cost.
If you prefer you can round over a piece of wood.
This means that not only are solid treads more visibly attractive but there is not a joint at the worst possible place where the nosing overhangs and is constantly under pressure and stress.