How Do You Install Hardwood Stair Treads?
If you currently have carpet on your stairs and would like to have wood instead, you will need to install new hardwood stair treads. Installing hardwood stair treads can be quite difficult. If you are not confident in your abilities and are not a patient person, you should probably hire a professional to do this for you. Decide whether you are going to purchase a wood stair tread and stain it to match your wood floor, or if you are going to use wood flooring on the stair tread. If you are going to use wood flooring on the stair tread, you will need to purchase wood stair nosing trim to match your wood flooring, else you can use unstained hardwood stair nosing. Decide whether you want your stair risers (the vertical piece between each stair tread) to be stained wood or painted. Remove the carpeting, padding, tack strips, and all staples from your stairs. Clean up anything that does not belong such as dirt, drywall mud, and debris. You may need to sand out large imperfections on the wood
