I just installed those exact stair treads yesterday. The shop had me use tread tape instead of glue. Absolutely hated using the tape. It took some effort to get in a rhythm. Came out nice though. Nice work bud. I like your installation methods.
Damien Albanese Yeah same here as far as getting in a rhythm, that was why I did the video on the second half instead of the first set of steps that I did there LOL
@FloorsbySouthernboys hey just wondering how much you charging per step for that kind of install? I'm just quoting on a similar job also I'm going to have to put rubber stringers
@FloorsbySouthernboys thank you for the quick reply! 125 per step, that's more than I was planning to quote. I was thinking around 100. But we live in different countries ( I'm in Canada, Nelson BC). Also, I never quote for that type of installation. Mainly, I'm doing hardwood or vinyl plank stairs, and usually, I'm quoting 100.00 per standard step. In your experience this Commercial Rubber steps are more labor intensive versus standard hardwood or vinyl plank steps? By the way I really enjoy your videos. It helped me many times. I really admire your attention to detail! Thank you !
Hello thank you for you amazing video with full details.. now my questions is … what kind of wax liquid can I use (by hand without a polisher) to shine a traditional Rubber heeled staircase like the one you posted here in the video... greetings from New Jersey
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Well, where I work there are some rubber stairs like the ones you show in the video. I just wanted to know if there is any liquid wax that I can put in a spray bottle so that I can spray that wax only in the area where the stairs where it is more worn in order to cover it again and spread the wax with a cloth without applying pressure until leaving the affected area covered with wax... I just wanted to know if that is possible to do?
What about using cove sticks. That rubber dries out over time and all it takes is a hard point shoe to kick a hole right where the tread rounds up to the riser. Also I agree with the guy who said airway knife and good hook blades! Job looks great either way!
Thanks for the tutorial. Do I charge the customer by the sq ft or how many stairs I am doing? I have to bid on two hotels with two stairwells each. Four floors. New Jersey/ NY area.
Definitely charge per step, this job paid me over 4K In Arizona, in Jersey you should do better than that for sure, call local shops and ask them how much they charge to install them and make like you are a potential client
Stephanie Newcomb That is actually the proper way but due to the defective product me and the sales rep decided it would be best to overlap, this was actually the second batch of stair tread‘s that we had, the first one was bad and the second one showed up the same way , So to keep everyone happy we chose to overlap
I have a lot of adhesive left over after pulling off damaged stair treads. Do I need to strip off the old adhesive even after trying to scrap off adhesive?
My clients restaurant has these rubber pads on their basement stairs (concrete underneath) and the centers of all steps are bubbling. About 16 steps total. These pads were installed early 2019 and the builder has come out once to fix them but has unfortunately happened again. My initial thought was that they were expanding and didn’t have enough room to do so, but the builder did trim them back some more, but to no avail. What would be your opinion on such matter and a possible solution? Many thx...
That's great if your stringers are straight.. I just did 650 stairs to rough drywall or concrete. Do you scribe in that situation? I had to use an airway and olfa to make it fit. Still wasn't 100% perfect, but close enough. Lol
jay ottenbreit Thank you for asking Matt, and thank you for watching, I would probably do it just like I do LVP measure my longest point and then carve away the excess
mastmalang70hk Technically they are supposed to be glued with a contact adhesive and the risers should be scribed and cut off to seem to the lip, But these treads were defective so the rep for Johnsonite told me to do it like this. But I have never seen them down the way I just described, I have always seen them done just as I did them, the rep for Johnsonite Told me they are always changing the way to do it
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thanks alot, i saw their videos ,now i know the flexibility ,in 12 years this is my 2nd job ,so you know forget stuff here and there🤔🤔😉
Know this video is old but that glue is good stuff but if it has to much dry time is worthless plus I’m surprised you did not put cove stuck in the crotch of the stair
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thanks for the reply, I am also a young Carpet installer, I see this material in front of elevators in apartment buildings. I was wondering how they place it in front of elevators and what kind of transitions are used when placed in a hallway that has carpet installed.
osmangazi1994 It’s thick enough if the hallway carpet is glued down you can work right to that rubber tile, and most of the time the elevators have a lip on them where these rubber tiles will work flush to the metal track at the bottom as well
If your putting the same rubber down what kind of glue would you Recomended if your stairs are wood ? Also do you have a link to where you can maybe buy the same rubber flooring even in a different color maybe ? Great video
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thanks buddy I've been installing for 37 years and I think I can learn something every day, keep up the great work I like watching your videos
I don't like the sloppy gluing, and 965 is a wet set adhesive, not pressure sensitive. You did not split the pattern either side for a even disc reveal. I guess its ok where you did this job. Other customers may not allow you to cut just one side and slap them in however gets you done the fastest. Split the discs and cut both sides from the top of the tread. See if it takes longer.
Your welcome. I did a tread job in a showroom at a Toyota dealership. My process of installation was alot different then your hotel job. Then again, my client wanted perfection. Oh well, the pros and cons of being a hard surface specialist.
@@FloorsbySouthernboys I'm doing a two-piece version of this with the VPI rubber treads next week. Your demo gave me some confidence. Any advice, going over unfinished wood with a slight nose already? I'm using the VP-100 two part epoxy and the roll of separate riser rubber on 11 steps.
djony Souza You will have to order these from the carpet store, however they are extremely expensive I think there was like $20,000 worth of material on this job
I hate doing commercial stair treads idk why. Always have.. we only get 25 dollars a step here.. it’s too time consuming to make any money on is why i don’t like it I guess
