Staining Pine Stair Treads

Below is another before shot of the basement stairs over the past five years.
Staining pine stair treads. If i fast forward to the end everything eventually worked out but the process was extremely daunting and time consuming. If your wood is naturally a darker shade choose a dark stain to emphasize the natural grain. The deeper the penetration the. Just dip the rag in the gel stain and wipe onto the stair treads.
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. To get the wood ready for staining you need to hand sand each tread thoroughly. Staining my stair treads was. Pine is a wood that accepts both stain and paint.
Pine is soft and responds to humidity by expanding and contracting. It took a little longer than expected and if you want the truth i m glad it s over. 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.
Get a wood stain from a home improvement store and brush it onto the stair treads with a bristle brush. A coat of stain if desired wiped on and off and allowed to dry can be covered with a coat of. 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. I wish mother nature would stop being so moody.
We had gorgeous weather this weekend temperatures reaching into the 70 s. 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. Finally the staining of the stairs is complete. If you are looking for the best finishes for popular wood types such as red oak hard maple cherry walnut pine cedar brazilian cherry brazilian walnut and more you might want to consult a wood stain color chart.
Scraped and sanded oak stair treads are comparatively simple to finish. The main problem is that pine tends to soak up stain unevenly resulting in a blotchy unnatural appearance. But yesterday brought us snow and cold temperatures. Brush a coat of wood stain onto each tread.
Proper sealing of the wood s pores is key to preserving pine. It s also a wood that is not easily stained. I did have a couple of little fudge ups along the way which. Staining pine stair treads.
Making pine stair treads last. Just get it all covered. Then literally just work in into and onto the wood.