You may inherit a situation where your home s stair builder decided to skip the skirt the protective one by 12 that protects the wall.
Stair skirt board alternative.
One thing you have on your side is the treads are painted so fixing the gaps that you will have after cutting and installing a skirt board will be easy.
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The current stairs had carpet on them so the gap didn t matter.
You need to remove the angle 2xs cut a skirt board to fit the top and bottom of the stairs.
The cutting and installing stair skirts requires some basic carpentry skill and common tools.
I want to put new treads on these stairs which are finished wood so that there is no visible gap between the end of the stair tread and the wall or skirt board.
X2 what buck said a skirt can be added most stair companies who make stairs and install railings or a finish carpenter can add a skirt board to existing staircase.
Stair skirts must perfectly line up with the staircase stringers so that both start and end at the proper angles and locations.
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So from this distance use a level to mark a straight line vertically near the bottom end of the skirt board.
Sit the board down on the edges of the treads and make a.
Diy stair trim my stairs look 100 better with this faux stair skirt board added since adding traditional trim wasn t an option.
Staircase skirt boards are installed during the construction or added as a trim feature later.
I choose 4 for our stairs.
Then we determined how far we want the skirt to go past the stairs.
How to install a stair skirt board to existing stairs.
Enough to give an even reveal of the skirt around the stairs and still leave enough room for the baseboard to make the end corner.
The current skirt board was installed before the treads so the treads butt up against the skirt board.