The deeper the penetration the.
Staining pine 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.
Making pine stair treads last.
We had gorgeous weather this weekend temperatures reaching into the 70 s.
Brush a coat of wood stain onto each tread.
I did have a couple of little fudge ups along the way which.
I wish mother nature would stop being so moody.
Just get it all covered.
Pine is soft and responds to humidity by expanding and contracting.
The main problem is that pine tends to soak up stain unevenly resulting in a blotchy unnatural appearance.
Although most people choose to stain wooden stair treads the low price of pine means you can paint the treads if desired.
A coat of stain if desired wiped on and off and allowed to dry can be covered with a coat of.
Just dip the rag in the gel stain and wipe onto the stair treads.
If i fast forward to the end everything eventually worked out but the process was extremely daunting and time consuming.
More expensive stair tread wood such as cherry is not ideal to paint because you re paying for the appearance of the wood.
But yesterday brought us snow and cold temperatures.
The color is off in these photos because i had the hall and stairway light on you don t even really have to worry about swirl marks applications marks etc as you are applying it.
To get the wood ready for staining you need to hand sand each tread thoroughly.
Posted on 04 16 2014 by shaunna.
That made painting the stair treads an even easier decision.
If your wood is naturally a darker shade choose a dark stain to emphasize the natural grain.
Below is another before shot of the basement stairs over the past five years.
Then literally just work in into and onto the wood.
Staining pine stair treads.
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.
It took a little longer than expected and if you want the truth i m glad it s over.
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.
Get a wood stain from a home improvement store and brush it onto the stair treads with a bristle brush.
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.
Staining my stair treads was.
Finally the staining of the stairs is complete.
Proper sealing of the wood s pores is key to preserving pine.
