More expensive stair tread wood such as cherry is not ideal to paint because you re paying for the appearance of the wood.
Staining pine stair treads.
But yesterday brought us snow and cold temperatures.
Staining pine stair treads.
To get the wood ready for staining you need to hand sand each tread thoroughly.
I did have a couple of little fudge ups along the way which.
A coat of stain if desired wiped on and off and allowed to dry can be covered with a coat of.
It s also a wood that is not easily stained.
If you are looking for the best finishes for popular wood types such as red oak hard maple cherry walnut pine cedar brazilian cherry brazilian walnut and more you might want to consult a wood stain color chart.
Then literally just work in into and onto the wood.
Get a wood stain from a home improvement store and brush it onto the stair treads with a bristle brush.
Scraped and sanded oak stair treads are comparatively simple to finish.
It took a little longer than expected and if you want the truth i m glad it s over.
Proper sealing of the wood s pores is key to preserving pine.
Brush a coat of wood stain onto each tread.
Follow the directions on the can of wood stain and make sure that you cover the entire surface of each stair by moving in long strokes and going with the grain as you apply.
The deeper the penetration the.
Just dip the rag in the gel stain and wipe onto the stair treads.
I wish mother nature would stop being so moody.
Posted on 04 16 2014 by shaunna.
We had gorgeous weather this weekend temperatures reaching into the 70 s.
Finally the staining of the stairs is complete.
The main problem is that pine tends to soak up stain unevenly resulting in a blotchy unnatural appearance.
Below is another before shot of the basement stairs over the past five years.
Staining my stair treads was.
If i fast forward to the end everything eventually worked out but the process was extremely daunting and time consuming.
It s possible to stain pine stair treads but it takes more prep work to get good results with pine than it does with harder woods.
The stairs we did this project on were cheap basement stairs made of pine which is a very soft wood that is easily dinged up.
That made painting the stair treads an even easier decision.
Making pine stair treads last.
The color is off in these photos because i had the hall and stairway light on you don t even really have to worry about swirl marks applications marks etc as you are applying it.
If your wood is naturally a darker shade choose a dark stain to emphasize the natural grain.
Pine is soft and responds to humidity by expanding and contracting.