Stair Skirt Board Ideas

When we first moved into our new house i knew the first thing that needed to be addressed was the steps leading upstairs.
Stair skirt board ideas. Stair skirts or skirt boards are large pieces of trim that run a staircase s full length. They are mounted along the wall next to the staircase steps edges creating a more finished look. Staircase skirt boards are installed during the construction or added as a trim feature later. See more ideas about stairs trim stairs skirting home remodeling.
I choose 4 for our stairs. See more ideas about stairs skirting stairs staircase remodel. Then we determined how far we want the skirt to go past the stairs. We had the upstairs floors professionally re finished leaving just the stairs.
The current skirt board was installed before the treads so the treads butt up against the skirt board. Anyone can do this. 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. 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.
Apr 11 2015 explore misty palacios ali s board baseboard stairwell ideas followed by 201 people on pinterest. Step by step how to video on scribing skirt boards into a marble stairway with steel tread nosing. How to install a stair skirt board to existing stairs. 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.
The current stairs had carpet on them so the gap didn t matter. May 27 2014 explore suzie ramirez lara s board stair skirting on pinterest. So from this distance use a level to mark a straight line vertically near the bottom end of the skirt board. Diy stair trim my stairs look 100 better with this faux stair skirt board added since adding traditional trim wasn t an option.