Making pine stair treads last.
Pine stair treads stained.
Brush a coat of wood stain onto each tread.
The deeper the penetration the.
Pine is a wood that accepts both stain and paint.
Stain every other stair tread.
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.
The main problem is that pine tends to soak up stain unevenly resulting in a blotchy unnatural appearance.
I wish mother nature would stop being so moody.
But yesterday brought us snow and cold temperatures.
Proper sealing of the wood s pores is key to preserving pine.
Posted on 04 16 2014 by shaunna.
To get the wood ready for staining you need to hand sand each tread thoroughly.
Get a wood stain from a home improvement store and brush it onto the stair treads with a bristle brush.
Staining pine stair treads.
Pine stair treads will never be perfect.
I have a huge gouge from where i threw down a dog bone.
If that s an issue for you save up for more expensive hardwood to use instead.
Made of two pine re saw layers the surewood lnl 48 in.
This allows people to still get upstairs since the stain takes a long time to dry.
It s also a wood that is not easily stained.
That made painting the stair treads an even easier decision.
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.
For interior use only our pine tread features a clean uniform look that is clear of most knots and imperfections commonly found in solid pine treads.
Unfinished pine tread is applied to a radiate pine edge glued core.
Pine is soft and responds to humidity by expanding and contracting.
We had gorgeous weather this weekend temperatures reaching into the 70 s.
Although most people choose to stain wooden stair treads the low price of pine means you can paint the treads if desired.