Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Jun 06, 2009 6:27 pm We had handover the other day, but DH wasn't able to go through the final inspection with me. Anyway we had our timber stairs (Tassie Oak base) sanded and rather than a stain we just had the builder put a clear coat over them. I really love the look of them, so does DH, but he isn't overly thrilled with the feel of them. He thought they would be smoother, more shiny - sort of like a gloss finish. I don't mind the texture of them so didn't notice at handover but it is bugging DH. Is there a way to just go over them in a clear gloss so they are smoother to touch?? We have the timber flooring guys coming out in the coming weeks to install our Tassie Oak timber floors with full gloss and was wondering if I could just ask them to put a similar gloss over the stairs that they do on the floor and just give them cash for doing it.... Is this possible or would they need to sand it back again to apply another clear coat? My karma ran over your dogma Re: Timber stair question 2Jun 06, 2009 6:50 pm What needs to be done is to lightly sand each tread with a fine sandpaper - don't remember what grade, it's been years since I did this - then do it again with a higher grade sandpaper ( meaning finer ). So in essence you're sanding the treads with a finer & finer grade sandpaper eadh time. Each consecutive sanding, makes the timber smoother. Then & only then does the lacquer get applied. I'm sure someone here will know the grades of sandpaper. But your stair guys should know how to do this. Actually, they should have done this in the first place - a sign of a good job. We have the same problem on our staircase balustrades. They feel rough, so we will be doing this fine sanding ourselves. Atleast, we'll get it right. It's not a big job, bel Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Timber stair question 3Jun 06, 2009 6:56 pm Before you make them smoother, ask yourself what do they look like, rather than feel like. The benefit of a slightly rougher feeling stairs is that they more slip resistant. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Timber stair question 4Jun 06, 2009 7:55 pm Thanks Southies I think they look great Casa, but DH is not happy with the feel of them, not so much the treads as you don't feel them, more the handrail I might ask the timber floor guys when they come what they think and see if they would be happy to do it for us if they agree it needs to My karma ran over your dogma 2 2935 I'm curious, did they provide any reason why they did not like the idea? 1 12922 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15905 |