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