Hi everyone.
Am just about to rip up my old stair carpet and was thinking of leaving exposed wood - trouble is the wood used to build the stairs, though sound, is very cheap and nasty. An electrician mate of mine told me he'd been working in a property with a similar staircase where the owner had done a lovely makeover job by putting a laminate layer on the going of each stair with a bullnose over the end (so as not to reveal a cut-edge). he'd then painted the risings white. Apparently it looked great combined with LED lights coming in from the side of the stairs.
Well, it sounds good to me but wondering how feasible this is, how long-lasting it might be, and what degree of skill would be required (I've put in a kitchen and bathroom before but am not exactly a carpenter). I'll be doing similar lights too - with the final wiring done by my electrician mate.
I've had a look round on this site and elsewhere and the concensus appears to be to not use paper/vinyl wrapped wood as it'll wear too quickly, use solid wood. I may well carpet the middle of the stairs afterwards with stair rods to hold carpet in place. There also appears to be several proprietary nosings available on the market - does anyone have experience of these?
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks
Paul
Am just about to rip up my old stair carpet and was thinking of leaving exposed wood - trouble is the wood used to build the stairs, though sound, is very cheap and nasty. An electrician mate of mine told me he'd been working in a property with a similar staircase where the owner had done a lovely makeover job by putting a laminate layer on the going of each stair with a bullnose over the end (so as not to reveal a cut-edge). he'd then painted the risings white. Apparently it looked great combined with LED lights coming in from the side of the stairs.
Well, it sounds good to me but wondering how feasible this is, how long-lasting it might be, and what degree of skill would be required (I've put in a kitchen and bathroom before but am not exactly a carpenter). I'll be doing similar lights too - with the final wiring done by my electrician mate.
I've had a look round on this site and elsewhere and the concensus appears to be to not use paper/vinyl wrapped wood as it'll wear too quickly, use solid wood. I may well carpet the middle of the stairs afterwards with stair rods to hold carpet in place. There also appears to be several proprietary nosings available on the market - does anyone have experience of these?
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks
Paul
