Pine Stair Treads Stained

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Pine stair treads stained. This allows people to still get upstairs since the stain takes a long time to dry. The main problem is that pine tends to soak up stain unevenly resulting in a blotchy unnatural appearance. The stairs we did this project on were cheap basement stairs made of pine which is a very soft wood that is easily dinged up. It s also a wood that is not easily stained.
Brush a coat of wood stain onto each tread. Posted on 04 16 2014 by shaunna. Although most people choose to stain wooden stair treads the low price of pine means you can paint the treads if desired. Stain every other stair tread.
Pine is soft and dents easily. We had gorgeous weather this weekend temperatures reaching into the 70 s. Follow the directions on the can of wood stain and make sure that you cover the entire surface of each stair by moving in long strokes and going with the grain as you apply. Get a wood stain from a home improvement store and brush it onto the stair treads with a bristle brush.
But yesterday brought us snow and cold temperatures. Making pine stair treads last. If that s an issue for you save up for more expensive hardwood to use instead. Pine is soft and responds to humidity by expanding and contracting.
Staining pine stair treads. Made of two pine re saw layers the surewood lnl 48 in. Proper sealing of the wood s pores is key to preserving pine. To get the wood ready for staining you need to hand sand each tread thoroughly.
For interior use only our pine tread features a clean uniform look that is clear of most knots and imperfections commonly found in solid pine treads. More expensive stair tread wood such as cherry is not ideal to paint because you re paying for the appearance of the wood. I wish mother nature would stop being so moody. It s possible to stain pine stair treads but it takes more prep work to get good results with pine than it does with harder woods.
Unfinished pine tread is applied to a radiate pine edge glued core. Pine is a wood that accepts both stain and paint.