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Stair Treads finish

Phil

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A friend asked me to source, plane, cut, trim finish some treads on a stairway.
New build cottage on a farm.

The framework is metal that they will treat and paint and is already installed.
Temporary treads are scaffold planks (I nearly fell going down.)

I am not sure what timber he wants, will find out tomorrow.

Question - what would be the best hard wearing finish for the stairs?
I would need to do the finishing before delivery, they will install.

Phil
 
Hardwax oil like Osmo or Fiddes works well, if it’s a particularly soft wood (I made a Cedar of Lebanon staircase once, it marked whenever you just looked at it) it might be worth applying a coat of wet rot hardener, this gives it a bit more durability and helps to not show scratches anywhere near as badly as without it, there’s also an added bonus that it makes the clear finish look much more even and less blotchy on softwoods.
 
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Ok, thanks.
(I am far down South - Osmo, Fiddes, not in our shops)
I will post again when I know what timber will be used.
 
Trevanion said:
........it might be worth applying a coat of wet rot hardener, this gives it a bit more durability and helps to not show scratches anywhere near as badly as without it, there’s also an added bonus that it makes the clear finish look much more even and less blotchy on softwoods.
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That's a great tip. Thanks Dan.
 
Sadolin PV67 HEAVY DUTY VARNISH is what I would recommend as it is very hard wearing and durable. I can confirm this as we used it on some commercial stairs similar to yours and has office staff traffic on it every day and still looks good after over two years. Stairs were made of steel and the treads were made of oak, I machined them and coated them myself. Mark
 
Friend of mine had a finished wood staircase installed, can’t say about the finish but the nonslip was interesting, just a groove running along the top of each step a couple of inches from the front edge, he said it worked well and no danger of slipping but I imagine it would be a grot trap.
Ian
 
Thanks for the input chaps.

Did a site visit this morning (had to collect 3 tin roofs for beehives) this what the staircase looks like

StairCase.jpg

13 steps.
The design is the same as the one in the main house.
Very sturdy, going nowhere :)

This is the tread

Tread.jpg

Dimensions 248mm wide 1000mm long and thickness as close to 25mm as possible.
Timber requested is Ash. I will contact Silverton-Houthandelaars to see what is in stock. They trim and thickness for me, I can manage the lengths at home.
The treads in the house were joined to make up the width.

Finish - The ones in the house are Polyurethane. Still looking good.
Marine varnish was also mentioned.

The finish will only be applied on site when each tread is fitted.
They have a Festool circular saw for trimming the length.


With a width of 248mm what gap should I leave?

Cheers
Phil
 
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