Hi all!
We are renovating our house, and I am trying to figure out a plan for the stair. This was once a "cabin" so it was not exactly done with code in mind.
As a result, there is variance in the step rise, the treads are only 35" wide, and there are spaces we want to eliminate.
These sub-treads just had carpet glued to them, so I will take them out and replace them,
The question is - what is the best way to move forward? I'd really like to do something special, not standard bullnose treads. And I am not entirely sure what to do with the winder treads. The house is coming out pretty modern so I'd really like to get a blocky/square tread look for both the treads and nosing. We'll be aiming to match flooring using white oak and a whitewash stain.
What do you all recommend:
- For the treads: should we be looking for solid white oak 1" treads with a square/eased edge, or false like these? I can't have too much overhang because I want the treads flush or below the sloped wall.
- What would be the best way to go about the winder treads? I see the options as: (a) use flooring pieces with nosing trim - but how to match to square treads, (b) oak plywood joined with 5/4 oak stock to fabricate a nosing - but how to join?
- The rise varies way too much, so when I add new sub-treads I am thinking of using varying thickness to even out the variance to be within the code 3/8" variance. Is this a reasonable idea?
Thanks all!
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