I’m in the middle of planning to install new stair treads and I’m at a crossroads about what next.
Previously I removed vinyl flooring from the ground floor and installed 3/4 hardwood flooring. The treads are now off from top to bottom, which I anticipated. I also pulled carpet off of the old stair treads creating a further increase in height from the ground floor to the fist tread.
I bought 1” (actual thickness) stair treads to install. This will make my tread height difference within 1/4” (code is 3/8”) for the ground floor to the first stair tread compared to the rest of the stairs. The landing at the top will be adjusted when I pull up the carpet and replace the underlayment. The current landing consists of 1/2 plywood subfloor followed by 5/8” mdf underlayment. I plan to remove the mdf and replace with plywood of the appropriate thickness once I figure out th rest of the treads.
I’m looking for opinions based on experience from others. I was thinking of leaving the 1/4” difference and placing the treads with glue and pocket hole screws. OR My other thought is to use 1/4” ply (which I know is slightly undersized) glued and screwed to my stringers followed by glueing treads to the 1/4” ply and finish nails on the rear of the tread. Hope that makes sense!
Thoughts?
Previously I removed vinyl flooring from the ground floor and installed 3/4 hardwood flooring. The treads are now off from top to bottom, which I anticipated. I also pulled carpet off of the old stair treads creating a further increase in height from the ground floor to the fist tread.
I bought 1” (actual thickness) stair treads to install. This will make my tread height difference within 1/4” (code is 3/8”) for the ground floor to the first stair tread compared to the rest of the stairs. The landing at the top will be adjusted when I pull up the carpet and replace the underlayment. The current landing consists of 1/2 plywood subfloor followed by 5/8” mdf underlayment. I plan to remove the mdf and replace with plywood of the appropriate thickness once I figure out th rest of the treads.
I’m looking for opinions based on experience from others. I was thinking of leaving the 1/4” difference and placing the treads with glue and pocket hole screws. OR My other thought is to use 1/4” ply (which I know is slightly undersized) glued and screwed to my stringers followed by glueing treads to the 1/4” ply and finish nails on the rear of the tread. Hope that makes sense!
Thoughts?