DBM rosewood staircase and handrail.

Damn. Talk about making lemonade.

I suppose that means it's easy to do? So Sean, whatcha think about the DBM thesedays? Still lots of short pieces and oodles of color variation?

Quite the opposite ,Ken.

Life gives you lemons.............

Thanks Chuck.

ken - not too bad. no piece over 48" and even those where rare, no really short pieces either. 1700 feet upstairs and not as much color variation as last time I used it. Not a great finish, kinda blotchy on many boards.

let's just say I wouldn't put it in my home!

"And handrail?"

I don't get that one. Was the job a gluedown? Bugger to install or better than in the past?

Sean, did you think it was easier not having to work to skirts?

I think it would be easier without skirts if you are making steps out of flooring. I can only imagine what a pain solid treads would be in the same scenario.

I'm sure the stairnoses were quite the bitch all by themselves. Did you undercut them from the overhang back?

I have never built steps out of flooring. My experience is limited to installing treads.

Chuck, most of our staircases here are just like that. No need for undercutting anything. Make it tight and cut the ende on a 30º or more, so the sharper edge, kind cuts into the sheetrock.

I have never done treads, but many like this.

The only thing I do different, and it is discussed with the client before I proceed. But I run that landing that the flooring turns, in the same direction as the other flooring, so it doesn't stick out and draw the eye right to it.

"Make it tight and cut the ende on a 30º"

That is called undercutting.

Same here. One set of stairs with treds. the rest with strip floor. Easy to do, and more money. I did a set of skirts once, being an old pattern vinyl guy I made the template fron paper and cut them out! Hanging the paper was the hardest part. Must be an easier way though.

That is what I do too. I then undercut both sides of the tread from the overhang back. if it is a little tight,I can massage it in with a jitterbug sander.

See, I learn a new name for something, everytime we all discuss something.

I call it chamfering the edge.

not actually a DBM handrail bit I intsalled the staircase ....and the handrail, stained it as close as I could and installed it..I installed a second one on the upper leg of the staircase after the pictures..

Yes Chuck I "undercut" from the stairnose back, helps the boards drop in nice and tight..I call it a back cut...different names same result...

this was glued with Bostiks best (as are all my staircases) and nailed.

cutting to drywall is a little easier, like Perry mentioned it almost cuts into the drywall a bit and is a little more forgiving.

Sean, well done, looks great. I have a very similar staircase in my home I want to do this to. but I want the planks to be full length (35" minimum) is there a product, engineered or solid you would recomend with 35" minimum lengths as I think the shorter lengths would just go to waste.

Thanks,

Jeff

I call it a bevel cut.