Stair Skirt Board

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.

Stair skirt board.

Staircase skirt boards are installed during the construction or added as a trim feature later. 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. A finished skirt board on a flight of stairs is one of those tasks in finish carpentry that remains in prominent view always open to critique. There are several ways to accomplish the task when pre fabrication in a shop is not an option.

How to install a stair skirt board to existing stairs. The current stairs had carpet on them so the gap didn t matter. Step by step how to video on scribing skirt boards into a marble stairway with steel tread nosing. The cutting and installing stair skirts requires some basic carpentry skill and common tools.

Anyone can do this. This product is good on one face sanded and ready to be cut to fit. 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. Apr 30 2019 explore johnny navarro s board stairs skirting on pinterest.

Stair skirts must perfectly line up with the staircase stringers so that both start and end at the proper angles and locations. See more ideas about stairs skirting stairs diy stairs. The current skirt board was installed before the treads so the treads butt up against the skirt board. It s critical that the workmanship is of the highest caliber.