Staircase, when did you put it in and what material?

[joe90]

I too used stair box and rate them as very good (mine was oak as well 👍)

[SimonD]

On 25/03/2024 at 06:51, Iceverge said:

Pit ours in before spray painting. Bit of a PITA masking it. 

 

Pine and painted and carpeted. Oak handrails and popular spindles. 

 

Pleased with the carpet. Would do the same again. Oak is fine. Maybe a lighter wood would be nicer. 

 

 

Where did you get those long spindles? I want some of those for our staircase too 😊

[Iceverge]

50mm popular battens is all they are. 

 

I would round the edges of them had i the time again. 

 

Beware using the pigs ear hand rails, they're not particularly grippy.  

[Adsibob]

On 25/03/2024 at 06:21, Conor said:

regret not putting in a standard timber staircase and carpeting it

Why? What’s wrong with oak?

[Adsibob]

I spent a small fortune on my staircase. Three flights in solid oak, stained to match the other oak in our house. Looks great. Bank balance still hurting.

Edited May 20 by Adsibob

[crispy_wafer]

Question to those with oak.

Is it noisy, I mean when walking up/down it?  A local manufacturer to me warned me off as it could be a bit boomy.  Suggested oak for everything else but the treads? - Just curious as I've not committed either way yet.

[joe90]

29 minutes ago, crispy_wafer said:

Question to those with oak.

Is it noisy, I mean when walking up/down it?  A local manufacturer to me warned me off as it could be a bit boomy.  Suggested oak for everything else but the treads? - Just curious as I've not committed either way yet.

I compromised…best of both worlds plus I find wood treads slippery.

 

Edited May 21 by joe90

[Adsibob]

14 hours ago, crispy_wafer said:

Question to those with oak.

Is it noisy, I mean when walking up/down it?  A local manufacturer to me warned me off as it could be a bit boomy.  Suggested oak for everything else but the treads? - Just curious as I've not committed either way yet.

In what sense? Our oak staircase is very quiet, only real noise is that there are a couple of treads which creak a little bit, but nothing major. 

[Dave Jones]

23 hours ago, crispy_wafer said:

Question to those with oak.

Is it noisy, I mean when walking up/down it?  A local manufacturer to me warned me off as it could be a bit boomy.  Suggested oak for everything else but the treads? - Just curious as I've not committed either way yet.

 

we packed the underside of the stairs with leftover loftroll before boarding, made a massive difference to the sound.