Browse Forums Building A New House Re: MDF vs timber stair 3Apr 26, 2018 6:09 pm Had mdf stairs for 15 years with no trouble, its actually more stable than real wood, if stairs are carpet, then no brainer, its mdf, you can get some really good mdf today, in my new home we went Victorian ash as no carpet, after 3 years, no trouble, key is a quality job no matter what you choose, ask questions about what mdf they use, research and homework leads to better results. Re: MDF vs timber stair 4Apr 26, 2018 8:02 pm Joker Had mdf stairs for 15 years with no trouble, its actually more stable than real wood, if stairs are carpet, then no brainer, its mdf, you can get some really good mdf today, in my new home we went Victorian ash as no carpet, after 3 years, no trouble, key is a quality job no matter what you choose, ask questions about what mdf they use, research and homework leads to better results. Thanks for your advice. Actually this is our first home and no idea about stairs before and we first heard of MDF on our colour selection day only:). The one in the selection centre looks like cardboard; that’s why I started googling. Obviously choosing timber is a lot expensive. The builder will use Genstairs. Probably a not bad thing to mention particle board should in case anyone else reading this got the two confused. 6 4956 2 2948 I'm curious, did they provide any reason why they did not like the idea? 1 14709 |