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Pine stair treads stained.
Staining pine stair treads.
Get a wood stain from a home improvement store and brush it onto the stair treads with a bristle brush.
Making pine stair treads last.
If that s an issue for you save up for more expensive hardwood to use instead.
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.
Stain every other stair tread.
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.
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.
But yesterday brought us snow and cold temperatures.
Pine stair treads will never be perfect.
Posted on 04 16 2014 by shaunna.
To get the wood ready for staining you need to hand sand each tread thoroughly.
Although most people choose to stain wooden stair treads the low price of pine means you can paint the treads if desired.
More expensive stair tread wood such as cherry is not ideal to paint because you re paying for the appearance of the wood.
Unfinished pine tread is applied to a radiate pine edge glued core.
Brush a coat of wood stain onto each tread.
Pine is a wood that accepts both stain and paint.
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.
I have a huge gouge from where i threw down a dog bone.
Pine is soft and dents easily.
It s also a wood that is not easily stained.
Proper sealing of the wood s pores is key to preserving pine.
The main problem is that pine tends to soak up stain unevenly resulting in a blotchy unnatural appearance.
We had gorgeous weather this weekend temperatures reaching into the 70 s.
That made painting the stair treads an even easier decision.
I wish mother nature would stop being so moody.