Stair Skirt Board Alternative

The trick is precise line transfer of existing stair onto a board and precise cutting.

Stair skirt board alternative.

Sep 27 2012 a blog about home decor design diy doughnuts and dumb stuff. So from this distance use a level to mark a straight line vertically near the bottom end of the skirt board. The cutting and installing stair skirts requires some basic carpentry skill and common tools. 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.

When we first moved into our new house i knew the first thing that needed to be addressed was the steps leading upstairs. 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. 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. Diy stair trim my stairs look 100 better with this faux stair skirt board added since adding traditional trim wasn t an option.

The current skirt board was installed before the treads so the treads butt up against the skirt board. Nov 6 2019 explore kristen lisa s board alternative stairs on pinterest. Then we determined how far we want the skirt to go past the stairs. You need to remove the angle 2xs cut a skirt board to fit the top and bottom of the stairs.

Staircase skirt boards are installed during the construction or added as a trim feature later. See more ideas about stairs house stairs staircase. Sit the board down on the edges of the treads and make a. 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.

How to install a stair skirt board to existing stairs. To put skirt boards in is not an easy fix. The current stairs had carpet on them so the gap didn t matter.