Questions tagged [stairs]
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Solution to single step down?
I just moved into a town home so I'm trying to avoid any kind of thing that requires me to get HOA involved. But I have this single step down to go to the living room bathroom. Any ideas on what I can ...
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Why are my new wooden treads narrower than the original carpeted treads? [closed]
We just had carpeting removed from our basement stairs and oak treads put in. The length of the oak treads put in is now shorter, and only measuring at 9.5" on the treads. Our contractor is ...
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Building (elevated) stairs on a steep slope
I'd like to access the hillside in my backyard. The challenges are:
Steep hillside
Lots of maintenance cutting overgrowth
Walking on the hillside can cause erosion that we wish to avoid
I'd love to ...
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Basement finish: how to fit drywall to foundation over stairs
I’m working on finishing a small 700 sqft basement. House is in Boston area, built around 1940. The poured foundation wall with stairs against it is two-tier. Bottom half of the wall is 3 inches ...
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How can I fasten wooden stair treads to porcelain tile on concrete?
I want to install wood stair treads over a concrete and tile flight of stairs. The tile is porcelain tile.
I couldn't find any tutorial that addresses this specific scenario. Do I have to remove the ...
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Slanted Stairs Structural Issue?
First post, I'm interested in purchasing a house but the one hold up for me is a set of stairs going to the third floor of the house. They are noticeably slanted and I'm concerned that it could be a ...
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Stair riser renovation
I am looking to renovate this staircase. The bottom two risers are in bad shape. I was thinking of sticking plywood over them. Is this a good idea, any other suggestions?
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How do I finish these rough stairs?
I have done some research, and generally I understand that I need to install skirt boards in the spaces the builder left between the wall an the stairs, and I need to cut a skirt board for the outside ...
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Poured Concrete, blocks or something else for single detached step
Good Afternoon,
I am redoing a patio at the front of our home and need some advice on how to handle a single step up to the existing front patio. Techo-Bloc calls for a pre-existing concrete step to ...
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Under stair room expansion [duplicate]
We have used a small room under the interior stairs as a pantry for a while and would like to expand it. Removed the drywall today and found this small framed out structure. Is it structural to the ...
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How far should a handrail extend beyond the contact point with the post (interior stairs)?
I am asking about the red circled ends of the handrail.
How much should they extend beyond the contact point between the supporting posts and the contact point near the end of the handrail?
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Concrete steps sinking
I’m wanting to raise my concrete steps. I noticed there is wood exposed where the steps would be aligned with the house. Do I need to cover the wood with anything before raising the steps?
Should ...
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Is there a polyurethane product that works both indoors and outdoors on concrete and wood? [closed]
I need to seal some stairs indoors and also an outdoor concrete slab that was recently painted. But I would refer to buy a single gallon to get it all done. Oil vs water and which product should I ...
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How can I reduce noise through bedroom walls? [duplicate]
Moved into a just remodeled house. Our daughter's bedroom hears all the noise from upstairs and adjoining walls including stairs to our room.
After looking at options including spray-foam insulation, ...
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Cantilevered Deck Support Blocking Stairs [closed]
I am rebuilding my deck and have been playing around with some designs, but I've run into a snag. Where I want to direct my stairs leads directly into one of my support posts.
I thought of the stair ...
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How to add 3/4" hardwood flooring to stairs that have stair nose?
I am working on the final step of finishing my kitchen. We replaced the tile with 3/4" maple hardwood floor. I now need to floor the landing and two stairs between.
I am not sure the best way to ...
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Soundproofing an open stairwell against downstair noise
I'm trying to dampen the sound that comes up the stairwell by installing a new wall and a soundproof blanket.
We currently have a half-wall that I'll be extending up to the ceiling.
And that would ...
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Half open half closed stair railing
I finished up installing flooring and stair treads and want to replace the stair railings. What used to be there is similar to the blue line shown below. The bottom open half had risers/guards about 7 ...
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Do I need to sand the existing treads when gluing down new ones on top?
I am refreshing the existing treads (nose already cut, white oak treads ready to be cut to length and installed) by installing white oak treads to match the floor finish and wood.
I think that the ...
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What is this Plastic Strip that came with stair nose?
Bought some stair noses from a warehouse online and it came with this plastic strip.
What is it for? Do I glue this down and then stair nose on top of it?
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Is there a max ratio that you need to stay under when you notch a newel post in order to secure it to the joists?
I am talking about this situation
Here is my situation:
I have two posts that I am dry fitting right now and one of them will be sandwiched between a structural joist and the stringers for the ...
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Help needed with stairs!
Looking for help with stairs.
We are in the process of adding a second level. The contractor is a complete (censored), and this has been dragging on for 2 years now.
There's been a temporary wall up ...
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How do I instal floor matching step nose piece when the stairs are not parallel or square with the floor boards?
The boards of the floor that was installed by a contractor were supposed to be perpendicular to the steps of the stairs. I have a nose piece that I now have to install to finish the floor toward the ...
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How do I stop curved stairs from squeaking with no underside access?
I have a curved staircase where the treads and risers are embedded into the skirts. There is no center stringer. The underside is drywalled. I’ve tried to surface screw the front of the tread to each ...
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Does LVP flooring on stairs need nailing?
I got Shaw Bowman Plus LVP installed and there are like 400 nail holes over 18 steps
Some are more like holes and some have nails protruding that actually pricks
I suspect it's just poor workmanship ...
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Can a stringer be cut and joined to fit a narrow stairwell?
I have a narrow unfinished basement stair with open risers. My wife would like to see the stairs "looking not like basement stairs". To do that, I'd add risers, and replace the treads with ...
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Three unexpected supports under stairs
I have a staircase that follows adjacent to a load bearing wall. Part of the staircase sticks out into the living/dining room area and I wanted to use the space underneath for storage. I cut out the ...
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Bannister: fix akimbo short top part
The little part of the top floor bannister is askew. It has periodically done this over the years, always been an issue with this little part. Rest of the bannister has been solid over the decades. ...
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Has any research been done on stair tread shape?
I'm replacing the treads on a short flight of stairs, and have a CNC router available. Since this is my personal home, and there are only four treads on this stair, I'm considering custom shapes for ...
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Replacing broken concrete yard barrier and steps
New homeowner here!
My neighbor's lawn is shown here on the right. Their lawn stops at the triangular concrete slab at the bottom-right of the first image.
The semi-broken concrete barrier (retaining ...
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Fixing a wooden stair railing connection that came loose
One of the connections (for lack of better term) on the handrail along the stairs to the second floor came loose - it's actually fully detached from the upper part.
Here is a look at the full ...
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How to circulate hot air from the upstairs?
We have a heat pump in the bedroom, which is right next to the top stairs but the cool air doesn't circulate much outside the room. All the hot, humid air seems to 'sit' at the top of the steps so I ...
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Stairwell paint is pulling away from the moulding, do you just caulk and paint or should I do something else?
I've included a picture to help show the issue, but it's occuring in 2-3 spots up one side of the stairwell and looks pretty gnarly in person.
Do I just caulk over the gap and then repaint? Should I ...
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Is drywall under a stairwell required to be taped? [duplicate]
My basement is finished with space under the stairs closed in with its own door access. There is 3/4" drywall fully in place on ceiling and walls, but not taped.
Does this need to be taped or is ...
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Outdoor staircase's connector seems to be barely latching on anymore, tips to fix it?
I have tried bolting the hexes with a wrench. The lower screw is now tighter, but I have trouble tightening the first one as the connector (not sure what this fastener is supposed to be called) looks ...
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Stair Railing came apart
Hey everyone,
I appreciate any help with this.
My stair railing seemed to come apart towards the top where it curves before connecting to the wall.
This confused me because I don’t see anyway to ...
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Can I build a wooden staircase on a concrete slab and meet code?
I'm currently in the process of replacing the front stairs on my house and my original plan was to go with a precast stone/granite staircase. To support this I poured this 6'x8'x6" pad to have ...
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Looking for advice repairing granite stair tiles
Hi! I have granite tiles on the front porch stairs with an overhang consisting of a smaller strip of tile bonded underneath the larger surface tile. The undersurface tile strip of the top step has ...
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How to attach bottoms of stair stringers to deck joists from the top?
I have a higher and lower level decks, attached to each other. Between the decks there was a single-step staircase built as a block attached to deck boards.
I removed those and need to re-do the ...
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How do I know how deep to dig a deck post hole for a 12-foot post?
I need to know how deep to the footing and cement should be for my deck post.
I'm replacing a post that supports my front stairs and 5x11 landing deck.
The old post is 12 feet high. It's one of three ...
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Can I raise an area of pavers to reduce a step rise height? [closed]
My house has pavers in front of the steps going up. After the sidewalk, there's about a 9x7 foot area where we have pavers, and then after the paver walkway, there are stairs going up to the front ...
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Is there a way to install carpet so that you can't see the gap between stairs and skirtboard?
We just had carpet installed on our stairs. With our previous 15 year old carpet, I never noticed that there was a gap between the stairs and the skirtboard. With our new carpet the gap is apparent. ...
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How to make a tiled steps slip proof
I have three steps in backyard which has Cool roof tiles laid on top of it.
Please find more information about the tile.
Since the tile is skid and scratch resistant , I used the remaining tiles from ...
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Stair edge bumper with residential aesthetic [closed]
The stairs in my house have sharp, painful edges. I’ve been looking for something to add a rounded and/or padded edge. I need it to be a) grippy (or at least not slick), b) durable, and c) substantial ...
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How can I pull these antique stair treads closer to riser?
I'm refinishing these old stairs and I'm looking for a way to eliminate the gap between tread and riser. I don't have access to the underside.
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Adjust the height of landing to match the floor
In an earlier post (since closed), I asked this community how to improve the appearance of a plywood floor. From the responses, I concluded that the best thing to do was to lay a legitimate flooring ...
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Making old stairs less creaky before carpeting without access to underside
I have a Victorian house with a creaky old staircase. Certain steps are worse than others. It looks like the risers have actually shrunk over the years.
We plan to have it carpeted in the next month. ...
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Do newel posts come in standard sizes?
A newel post in our house needs replacing, since it seems to have been badly abused by the previous owners.
Looking online, I couldn't find any that were the same size and shape as this one. The ...
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Two 3-way switches, two separate lights, one circuit
I was having issues with old wiring in my stairway and discovered that the circuit they were on was overloaded. The wiring was old and not grounded, the gang boxes were loose, etc... I replaced the ...
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How can I make safety grating stair treads less painful for bare feet?
I have some external stair runs. They currently have "safety tread" for the stair treads. This is very safe, but hurts bare feet very much LOL. I believe it's galvanized (I assume after ...
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