Stair Skirt Board

The current skirt board was installed before the treads so the treads butt up against the skirt board.

Stair skirt board.

Step by step how to video on scribing skirt boards into a marble stairway with steel tread nosing. Edge glued products resist warp and cup. The cutting and installing stair skirts requires some basic carpentry skill and common tools. The skirtboard stair part which is also called stair stringer connects the stair tread to the riser and is an integral part to any long lasting stairway creation.

The current stairs had carpet on them so the gap didn t matter. 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. This product is good on one face sanded and ready to be cut to fit. Anyone can do this.

This method works on any stairway. 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. There are several ways to accomplish the task when pre fabrication in a shop is not an option. Skirtboards are typically edge glued with color and grain matched woods.

See more ideas about stairs skirting stairs diy stairs. How to install a stair skirt board to existing stairs. Stair skirts must perfectly line up with the staircase stringers so that both start and end at the proper angles and locations. Staircase skirt boards are installed during the construction or added as a trim feature later.