Stair Skirt Board Alternative

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Stair skirt board alternative.

Staircase skirt boards are installed during the construction or added as a trim feature later. To put skirt boards in is not an easy fix. You may inherit a situation where your home s stair builder decided to skip the skirt the protective one by 12 that protects the wall. The current skirt board was installed before the treads so the treads butt up against the skirt board.

The current stairs had carpet on them so the gap didn t matter. I choose 4 for our stairs. Enough to give an even reveal of the skirt around the stairs and still leave enough room for the baseboard to make the end corner. Sit the board down on the edges of the treads and make a.

Sep 27 2012 a blog about home decor design diy doughnuts and dumb stuff. One thing you have on your side is the treads are painted so fixing the gaps that you will have after cutting and installing a skirt board will be easy. The cutting and installing stair skirts requires some basic carpentry skill and common tools. Then we determined how far we want the skirt to go past the stairs.

X2 what buck said a skirt can be added most stair companies who make stairs and install railings or a finish carpenter can add a skirt board to existing staircase. So from this distance use a level to mark a straight line vertically near the bottom end of the skirt board. Nov 6 2019 explore kristen lisa s board alternative stairs on pinterest. I want to put new treads on these stairs which are finished wood so that there is no visible gap between the end of the stair tread and the wall or skirt board.

The trick is precise line transfer of existing stair onto a board and precise cutting. Stair skirts must perfectly line up with the staircase stringers so that both start and end at the proper angles and locations. Diy stair trim my stairs look 100 better with this faux stair skirt board added since adding traditional trim wasn t an option.