3/8" Flooring Installation Guidelines

(Courtesy of Howell Hardwood Flooring)

Introduction

Hapwood® by Howell flooring installations must conform to all local building codes. Howell recommends that the in...

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Hello everyone, welcome back to the third and final phase! Let's get right down to it!

Step one: get materials together:

To start this phase, I first made sure I had all of my materials ready to go: Loc...

Hello again! Welcome to Phase 2 of Installing My Stairs….

While waiting on my treads to cure, I started looking into what I wanted to do with my pre-primed white risers to make them more beautiful and ...

Hello everyone, my name is Amanda. I am remodeling my stair case and wanted to share my journey, lets start at the begiining....

Phase One:

Step One:

Remove carpet from stairs.

This was way easier than I ...

Natural wood always has color variation. Even after stain is applied each piece can look slightly different. Also, have you ever noticed how your T.V., computer, or phone screen can all look a little ...

    

Custom Color Matched Stairs and Custom Stain Program for Stair Parts

Stair-treads.com is the only manufacturer that offers custom stained prefinished stair treads in job-lot quantities. With our c...

White Oak is currently THE most desirable and durable of wood species on the market and one of the most popular for custom millwork. It used to be the most valuable species of wood in America, and now...

10 REASONS TO ORDER OUR SOLID WOOD PRODUCTS FOR YOUR REMODEL OR NEW CONSTRUCTION TODAY

1. Remodeling your home increases its' value, which has many benefits. Your staircase is the central focal point o...

ORDERING RETRO RISERS WITH YOUR NEW RETRO TREADS

 RETRO TREADS ARE A GREAT WAY TO COVER YOUR OLD STAIRS FAST WITHOUT THE HASSEL OF HAVING TO DECONTSTRUCT YOUR STAIRCASE AND BUILD IT BACK UP FROM SCRATC...

CUSTOM EUROPEAN FINISH

HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW FRENCH OAK/ EUROPEAN OAK TREND?  

WE NOW OFFER THIS ATTRACTIVE OPTION!!!

We now offer a custom wire brush finish, giving your treads an elegant, textured lo...

ARE THE KNOTS GETTING BIGGER IN MY KNOTTY WOOD SPECIES?

NO!!! Occasionally after a customer purchases a knotty wood species, they will notice what looks like the knots appear to be larger and protrude...

IS THE ALUMINUM OXIDE IN YOUR FINISH SAFE???

 YES!!! It is safe enough to use in every day make up because it doesn’t penetrate skin, and yet is one of the hardest and most durable substances in existe...

ALLERGY SUFFERERS!!!

 CARPET = ALLERGIES

Replace your carpet with hardwood!

Carpet holds over 100X more allergens than hardwood that can be kicked up into air circulation with the slightest movement.

Alle...

CUSTOM TREAD AND RISER WIDTHS          

A: Depends on your specific order, but most of the time, yes. I have made a chart for our Retro a...

What have I learned in my first two months at Stair-treads.com/ Coastal Carolina Wood Products? For starters I had no clue that each step in my stair case can and probably will vary slightly, or that ...

We were recently asked the following question from a previous customer:

From time to time, we're asked a variation of the following question:

Quite often, we are asked what saw blades to use when cutting prefinished stair treads to achieve the best cut.  Proper saw blade selection, along with a few basic cutting techniques will save a lot o...

So you've finally got everything finished and ready for installation and you've bought our recommended glue. So is there a recommended fastener type and pattern to be used for mechanical fasteners (na...

From time to time, we hear a variation of this question: I want to put wood treads on my stairs leading to the basement. I heard wood is slippery. Is it? Which type would you recommend? I was wonderin...

So you're replacing carpeted stairs with wood treads and just really aren't sure what to do about that switchback in your staircase. You really like the retro tread products as they create a more unif...

Here's a variation of one of the most common statements / questions we get:

I would like hard wood treads on my now carpeted stairs. Currently there is wood on both sides of the tread that the banister...

From time to time, we're to make a landing tread wider than 5-1/4". These requests can range anywhere from someone needing a 6" wide landing tread all the way to a 10" wide landing tread.  Regardless ...

A lot of customers ask us how our stairs hold up to canine traffic? One customer asked about his 2 Labradors that like to run up and down the stairs.

To answer this question: our treads are solid wood,...

We have some beautiful Brazilian Cherry veneer, but it would be really difficult to cut and glue it to the existing routed skirtboard. My boss is more familiar with working with the veneer as well as ...

Standard Step Doctor Tool 

Deluxe Step Doctor Tool

Here are the dimensions of standard treads, and moulding from Stair-Treads.com!

We can also make custom dimensions if the job calls for different specs than what is shown on this sheet.

Contact us to...

If you have a wide landing on your staircase,Stair-Treads.com offers landing panels that can be used to fill in larger landings on a staircase.By using a landing tread on the nosing of the landing and...

If you are looking for an easy way to increase the overall decorative appearance of your staircase using stair brackets is a quick and simple option to pursue. Stair brackets are used along the sides ...

There are many great construction adhesives available that make a great and long-lasting installation but we do caution you to know which adhesive is best to use in your situation.

PL® Premium is our o...

Dealing with an oversided or awkardly shaped step can be difficult but fortunately Stair-Treads.com offers a valuable solution. By using landing treads and panels you can retro fit oversized and awkwa...

There is a common concern about white risers and how they will hold up to scuff marks, and dirt. 

Have no fear, there is a solution that will settle this common delima!

Our risers are only primed and s...

There is a quick and simple way to give your new stair installation a polished and complete look. Installing a handrail system and balusters in your home can be a difficult and time consuming task, bu...

Sometimes you learn a thing or two just by hanging out with an ol' timer (or in this case, a third generation master flooring installer on a recent retro tread installation).

Earlier in the week I was ...

Some popular request that we get for wood species that may not be on our website include Kempas, Brazilian Teak, and Acacia.These wood species even sound expensive, so how can you match the wood spe...

Here are some profiles of handrail and newel post configurations. Depending on the staircase will determine which parts and pieces you need whether it be post to post, or over the post. Here is a link...

Hi Stair-Treads.com-

I'm wondering how durable a wooden stair step is compared to the carpet we have now. We have two kids - one who rolls a rolling backup up the stairs every day - the carpet is horr...

Before placing your order we always recommend ordering a sample or sample pack. Some of our customers are looking for matching stair parts while others are starting fresh. The sample/ sample pack will...

One challenge our customers face during a stair installation is how to use a landing tread to transition into carpet at the top of the staircase. Here is a quick step by step guide on how to transitio...

Our customers often ask us about a solution for covering the holes left by finish nails in stair treads after installation. Here is a quick look at how you can easily fill any nail holes left after yo...

All of us here at Stair-Treads.com have been working overtime to get us a little more connected to social media and we're just about ready to show off all the hard work!

What better way to encourage yo...

Local Terminal Pick Up

Stair-Treads.com ships stock items FedEx Home Delivery but what about the shipping cost for items that aren’t stock, or over 8 ft long?

Residential Delivery is convenient since...

After receiving your product we HIGHLY suggest you inspect the product carefully for shipping damage or any imperfections. The sooner you let us know about the damage the sooner we can assist in getti...

Our white hard maple treads offer you a superior product at a cut rate. Because of its high janka rating white hard maple is extremely difficult to scratch or scuff. Our white hard maple is now availa...

Check out our beautiful exotic tigerwood treads! Tigerwood is know for its characteristic bold striping patterns and sleek overall look. Own this elequent species of wood and upgrade your home with ti...

All wood changes color over time depending on its environment, exposure to sunlight, and other factors, but sunlight has the biggest influence on wood - especially exotic wood species like Brazilian C...

Easy Solutions to Common Problems

1. White Powder on Surface of Treads:

The white powdery appearance on the surface of our treads is a common issue. What you see is a fine dust that gets lodged in the g...

There are so many different types of nails out there, but when installing your treads and risers you will want to go with the Finish Nails. Using a 16 or 18 gauge finish nail will sure get the job don...

"Can solid wood treads be installed over existing concrete steps?" - It's rare that a day goes by and we're not asked this question, and the answer is more a choice of words... "can" they, or "should"...

Remember back in school when we were taught about the "Venn diagram"? Well, after all these years, wefinally found a great use for it!

We're often asked what's the difference between Red and White Oak ...

Circular Saw, Table Saw, Miter Saw - What's the difference? We hear this question a lot and sometimes a picture's worth a thousand words.  Take a look at this image for a better idea of the different ...