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amother
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 Thu, Nov 04 2021, 6:08 pm
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What type of wood are your stairs made of? The stair guy said we can do oak for everything or only steps and poplar for stringers and risers. What are the pros and cons of different types of material. What's the strongest wood or strongest at the best price?
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anonymrs
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Thu, Nov 04 2021, 8:40 pm
I think it really depends what you're planning to do with the steps. If you're planning to stain them, oak is the way to go. If you're carpeting, then pine is I think standard for steps but maybe for spindles or banister poplar if you're going to be painting it.
I have oak treads with pine risers. Treads are stained and risers are painted white. Oak is a lot more money but if I was doing it again, I'd do full oak. I happen to love the look of white risers, it's really sharp. But it's a huge pain to keep clean.
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amother
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Fri, Nov 05 2021, 2:14 pm
| anonymrs wrote: | I think it really depends what you're planning to do with the steps. If you're planning to stain them, oak is the way to go. If you're carpeting, then pine is I think standard for steps but maybe for spindles or banister poplar if you're going to be painting it.
I have oak treads with pine risers. Treads are stained and risers are painted white. Oak is a lot more money but if I was doing it again, I'd do full oak. I happen to love the look of white risers, it's really sharp. But it's a huge pain to keep clean. | Thanks for the suggestion.
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chocolatecake
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Sun, Nov 07 2021, 12:06 pm
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We just ripped off really ugly carpeting and the contractor told us that our steps our pine and we can either recarpet them or do the wood over again and he would suggest oak wood.
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amother
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Sun, Nov 07 2021, 8:59 pm
| chocolatecake wrote: | | We just ripped off really ugly carpeting and the contractor told us that our steps our pine and we can either recarpet them or do the wood over again and he would suggest oak wood. | Two for oak, that's what we're thinking of doing but when I searched online, I found out there are stronger woods than that.
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amother
Hibiscus
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Sun, Nov 07 2021, 8:59 pm
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I just had a white oak staircase installed.
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amother
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Mon, Nov 08 2021, 8:36 pm
| amother [ Hibiscus ] wrote: | | I just had a white oak staircase installed. | 3 for oak. Any one else had different one? Are you in NY? Who installed yours?
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amother
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Mon, Nov 08 2021, 9:23 pm
| amother [ OP ] wrote: | | 3 for oak. Any one else had different one? Are you in NY? Who installed yours? |
I am in NY. A Spanish guy made them for me and installed them.
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amother
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Wed, Nov 10 2021, 9:34 pm
| amother [ Hibiscus ] wrote: | | I am in NY. A Spanish guy made them for me and installed them. | can you share his contact info? Were you happy with the job he did?
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