What to seal a untreated wooden staircase with ?

[johnnewby]

Hi I have removed the old carpet from my stairs .The wood underneath is untreated .I have sanded the wood down and filled the edges that connect to the wall/Bannister .What would be best to coat the floor with ? Many thanks John

 

[Deleted member 174758]

That's actually fairly common. In the days when stair carpet runners were installed which were narrower than the actual treads the visible edges would often be either painted or stained and (French) polished or lacquered. You can do this across the full tread, but the finish will wear quickly (stairs are high-traffic areas) and without a carpet they will be noisy

 

[Gerrydelasel]

Hi I have removed the old carpet from my stairs .The wood underneath is untreated .I have sanded the wood down and filled the edges that connect to the wall/Bannister .What would be best to coat the floor with ? Many thanks John

What do you mean by 'treat'? Are you expecting to leave it uncarpeted? In that case a thick cost of oil-based paint (on primer) is your best bet. Varnish will wear through pretty quickly.

 

[bernardgreen]

I have just finished a work top with three coats of Hardwax Oil and the results suggest it is going to be very hard wearing. The top coat had hardener mixed with the oil and this created a very tough surface.

Treatex Hard wax Oil Ultra

https://www.treatex.co.uk/hardwax-oil-natural?rq=ultra

They also do an external oil for non slip decking https://www.treatex.co.uk/anti-slip-decking-oil

 

[Mr Chibs]

Wood (haha) also agree with Bernard... Hard Wax Oil.

I sanded clean, oiled, denibbed, oiled again, the finish is great.

I used Fiddes Matt Sheen.

https://fiddes.co.uk/shop/floor-finishes/hard-wax-oil/