Renovating wooden stairs

[baggielad]

I want to renovate our wooden stairs however I’m not sure the best way of doing it. I’ve attached a picture and as you can see its been stained or varnished. It has a number of marks and scratches and therefore I have a number of questions:

1. Is anyone able to tell what the varnish/stain coating is?

2. Can I just sand out the marks and scratches and then re varnish/stain or will I have to sand the whole stairs to get an even finish.

Thanks

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• baggielad
• 1 Jun 2012
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[ladylola]

Looking at the style of stairs 70's - 80's so I'd hazard a guess that it's most likely to be a polyurethane varnish. As to revarnishing a full rub down may be the best course of action although if you ask on the decorating forum you may receive more detailed advice.

 

[WoodYouLike]

Or... completely different approach: add half moon stair mats to your stair. Reduces the efforts you need to take to get the varnish finish right plus keeps your family safe on the stairs.

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• WoodYouLike
• 2 Jun 2012
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