Hi Shannon, followed your directions and my stairs came out like a professional did them. My wife was extremely happy with the results and I saved a bunch of cash! Please keep the videos coming.
I am a full time floor layer and I gotta say this is a video on RU-vid that is actually done right. Great job man! I watch a lot of flooring videos when I’m bored and a lot of the “installers” on RU-vid do things the wrong way. You have earned a subscriber
Brother!!! You have NO idea how much I appreciate this video!! Just finishing up a rehab, and I had no idea about with to do with these stairs! Thanks So much brother!!!!!
thanks a lot Shannon. I've watched a few others with stairs and mostly it's music and visuals which is hard to understand but yours is very polite, calm and informative. again thanks
This video is amazing, i watched about 5 videos before i found this one, no music just straight up to the point instructions that helped me to do my own stairs...cheers
I enjoyed this video. You are clear and concise and I loved how gentle you are with the walls and the flooring, preventing any scratching. Great tip on the minute to allow the adhesive to vent off.
Outstanding! Clear, concise instructions. Shanon did a great job walking thru the basics on this wood stair install without bogging down in too many details.
First I must say you have saved me thoooooousands of dollars on my home renovations from drywall to hardwood flooring throughout. For anyone who wish to do this on their own be sure to have very BRIGHT LIGHTS, 5 or more RAGS/CLOTH.. Focus the light on each stair as you install the floor. and use the cloth to clean the glue off the floor especially the small spots. Ignored spots will take hours to clean when dried.i know because I made the mistake .. Thanks again guys for sharing these videos I will always watch like and share your videos
Excellent video. I'm installing some solid wood flooring on my stairs and over 1000sq ft, upstairs, on a plywood subfloor, for the first time ever. So big thanks for these videos.
Shannon, your effort and tutorial-friendly videos are very much appreciated. In my opinion, you have the most practical videos for learning on the web! Keep it up!
I’m getting ready to do my stairs and your video is the best I’ve seen. After watching your video I’m ready to tackle my stairs. Thanks. Best video by far. 👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you so much Shannon. I'm about to work on my stairway next week n I'm a do it yourselfer. This video just gave me the knowledge I needed. I will be watching more of your videos.
So... What do you do with the edges (sides) that are butted to the walls on each side? Do you caulk em? Do you trim em with 1/4 round? Or do you trim it out( each riser and tread to wall... Again the sides)
Thanks so much for this video. We are in a tri level. They wanted $3000 to do 7 steps and 6 steps to go down. That was for materials and labor. I thought that was really high. You make it look so easy, maybe my husband can do it. He is pretty handy and has a lot of the tools to do it with. Thanks again for your video. It helps a lot. 😁
hi, loving watching your videos.........first you talked slow clear english easy to understand, second your skills and knowledge is awesome. Subscribed and thump-up.
Iv been doing hardwood for a long time, Just from experience, iv learned that working you way up is that best way. You put the tread all the way to the back and then set the riser on top. Just working better and is more forgiving to install.
Im about to install a job this coming monday, so i watched your video, and i can say it was so helpful, thanks. And congrats , this kind of job i can say are like artistic jobs.
good video as always. I never understand the negative comments. There are many ways of doing something, just because someone does something a different way doesnt mean your way is right or wrong.
I enjoyed watching this! My question to my husband was "can you use wood flooring to install stairs or is it a different kind of wood?"...not being a carpenter I was just wondering.. ...my question was answered! Thank you! My name is Kathie and this is my daughter's computer...We will be watching again!!
Being a floor layer and stair installer for 20plus years i can say that Shannon did a good on this video. from what i can see looks like he used a Somerset hardwood flooring on this job, Somerset is Made in the USA they make a great product, therefore is really easy to work it the flooring and the stair nose fit perfectly, the challenge comes when you used a cheap product mostly Chinese manufacturer; a lot times the manufacturer doesn’t make the moldings(stair nose)and they have a third party do it for them, that’s were problem begin (the stair nose don’t fit the flooring, color don’t match the flooring, the thickness is ether smaller or thicker than the flooring) or they simply don’t sell the parts and you will struggle trying to match your cheap flooring with other manufacturer stair nose, therefore I strongly recommend you to pick a Made in the USA manufacturer like Somerset, Homerwood, Maine traditions, Summitt flooring(made in California), Mirage(Made in Canada) and others that i not familiar with it, Made in the USA manufacturers they not only make good products but also they’re very environmentally responsible and a lot of them only use domestic species of wood. good luck with your project ✌🏼
I have lately watched many DIY videos of the same subject, but this is the best for the approach and the style of explaining. I have subscribed to the channel an look forward for watching more videos on the channel.
Great idea for installing pre-finished hardwood on stairs. I’ve wanted to replace my carpeted stair with wood but it’s been hard to find solid wood treads that I won’t have to finish myself. This option is also less expensive and more forgiving for DIYer with basic carpentry skills like me. I’m excited to try this 👍🏽
I wonder how much appreciation it will give to the house value. I know kitchen remodelling contributes a lot. Nonetheless, this could not be just very little.
Thank you so much for your videos. You explain things so well and at an easy-to-follow pace. I've been able to do a lot of home repairs and DIY projects thanks to you!
Thank you for the great video. Just moved to our new home and removed the carpets to replace them with hardwood. The only problem I have is once I removed the carpet I found out there were big gaps, too big for caulking. Any suggestions?
Great video Shannon. I will now use nosing and my hardwood inventory to do my steps instead of buying the step kits. Wondering if I should remove the staircase baseboard. I did remove all baseboards and reinstalled them already in my second floor.
I have a question. Why did you cut off the existing tread to make it flush? I'm in the similar position - but why can't I just put some plywood on the existing riser to bring it flush up to the existing tread instead of cutting?
As a professional flooring installer I will say this is a great how to. The only thing I do different is put the riser on top of the tread. And those gaps on the sides are kind of bad. Nothing caulk can't hide but I feel you could have done better.
Agreed.. No idea why he did it like this. Start at the bottom, and work your way to the top. So all your seams at bottom and top of tread are covered... Other then that, and his crappy cuts. The videos "not bad" 😆
Very informative! I wish I'd had this video when I installed my hardwood flooring. I still have ugly worn out berber carpet on my stairs, because I did not want to have to stain and poly to match and wait for for it to dry in the busiest part of our house. Tomorrow I will finish the job with the matching hardwood. THANKS!
Thanks 👍 . Does it matter if u place a small piece over the wall stair on the right side and then on the other step stair wall on the left ? And then go that way from top to bottom?
Great video. I followed your system and installed hardwood stairs in my basement. It looks great. Now the dilemma I am dealing with is, if i cut the nose of the existing tread it will be short and not safe. how do i keep the depth of the tread around 11" which is what it is now. Thanks a lot.
In my video I cut the nose off but add a nosing back on with the flooring . You should do the same.My treads where 1/2" less than the original's when completed.
It looks very sharp. I'd love to do this. Mine would be more complicated though because I have a turn in my staircase where there are pie shaped steps.
Hi Shannon @ the 1:15 mark you brought up the issue I have with my stairs. They were carpeted and have the overhanging lip on the tread. You said you cut that off flush using a saw. Only question is what kind of saw and how? What is the easiest way to cut the overhang off flush, especially up against the walls?
I followed your instruction and completed the project and the hardwooded stairs look very beautiful. I did, however, do it in a slightly different way. For each stair case, I have the lowermost hardwoods of the riser seated a top the innermost hardwoods of the tread. This helps create an interlocking effect which makes the whole stairs more sturdy.
This is EXCELLENT work! Can you please come do my Mom’s stairs? She’s had several quotes and most ppl they say don’t do stairs or want to tear down the entire staircase and completely reinstall the stair case this time with wood. 😒
Hello shannon. I watch some videos about how flooring my stairs. I see complicated ones. I think you are the one are going to follow. I never done that. I will tell you later.
Thanks for the vid. Very helpful. Looks like I have a very similar project except one difference, the base stair system is very squeaky and I’m using 3/8 thick pre-finished engineered hardwood. Should I resolve all the squeaks first and how would you recommend doing it? Looks like the base is made of 1X pine material. Thanks
Nice video. Two things 1) Any reason not to put the tread board at the back under the riser instead of in front? Would that eliminate any possibility of a gap at the back of the stair? 2) I think I would add a couple of nails at each end for the nosing. if the glue gave way stepping on the nosing you could get really hurt.
Very good video, you are an excellent teacher. I have stairs that are open on one end, any tips on finishing the exposed side? mitre 45 degree corners of nosing to wrap around? Thanks for the help. D
Awesome video Shannon - thank you. I'm doing my stairs and don't have enough room to build out and put on a nosing. Two questions. Option 1) can I just remove the tread and replace it with an oak or maple run? Option 2) I've seen in a couple of forums that cutting the nosing off of the treads makes the stairs not up to code - is this true?
Just curious, when you are putting on the tread why would you not run them all the way back to the riser point? Then the riser would be setting on top of the tread as opposed to trying to get a tight fit. I have a project coming up in my own home and was wondering how I was going to do this. Awesome video!
I presently have a laminate stairs . It is nice and pretty but the nose part keeps on coming off. What do you think is the permanent solution to this? Thank you
I had thought I would need a long baseboard cut to match the tread and riser and rout in the baseboard profile along the edges. But the thought of trying to cut a 16 ft piece to match seems daunting. Also I thought I'd have to put quarter round along the seams. But you don't do that in this video - which BTW is wonderfully simple and easily done. Is there any reason to go with the baseboard?
