How To Install Hardwood Flooring On Stairs With Spindles
A lot goes in to installing hardwood on stairs.
How to install hardwood flooring on stairs with spindles. Fitting flooring around stair rail spindles we are getting some hardwood flooring installed in parts of the house we are moving to. Screw the balusters into the floor. A flooring company quoted an extra 700 to have the stair railing removed and re installed after the flooring installation was complete and over a hundred dollars for bull nose trim material. The installation of laminated treads and risers is basic on normal staircases.
However if spindles are attached to the risers extra time and effort is involved when placing the laminate. Here is a step by step guide on how to complete this project successfully. Pre drill the landing and treads for the balusters using a special stair bit that drills the hole and then creates a thread to accept the baluster bolts. I know my diy limits and installing 2800 feet of new hardwood flooring was definitely above my pay grade we didn t want carpet anywhere so we installed hardwood floors throughout the house upstairs downstairs and on the stairs themselves.
I didn t understand how to install handrails and stair spindles so i hired a professional to coach me through it. Installing hardwood flooring on stairs you can face with open sided staircase. I figured that the new floors meant it was time to finally pull the trigger on the staircase. To prepare the balusters drill out the center and insert the baluster bolts in the bottom.