I am in the process of replacing all my Oak floors. Around 1000 ft. My wife searched for about a year for wood type. She found Brazilian Amendoim. We purchased online for $5.50 a sq ft. I'm around 3/4 finished. The floor looks spectacular. I can not imagine doing all this work and reinstall Oak. I would like to install the Amendoim on my staircase my house is about 60 years old. Could someone point me in the right direction how to do this the correct way. I am pretty sure my treds are held in with shims from below. Cutting the ceiling below the staircase is not an option for me.




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I'd pull one of the risers off,this is the front,or vertical part,under the step treads.Then you should be able to see how the treads are attached,and go from there.

Usually on staircases.... I'll prepare as needed, and install over existing.

We have ran into the treads that are shimmed in and we just cut the nosing and go over the existing. The ones we found that way looked to be a major PITA to remove and keep the integrity of the staircase.

Thanks for the replys guys. I found some good info about stairs on this web site.

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That wood looks awesome! Nice job!

Thanks, when I bought my house I gutted everything walls, ceiling , doors. My wall were plaster close to an inch thick so when I put up 1/2 dry rock I had gaps as much as 1 inch between old Oak floor and new walls. I hide gaps with molding but I hated the look for the last ten years. So I decided to rip up the old Oak floor and install simple clean molding. A lot of work but worth it.

Thanks for the compliment

Question, I am doing my stair case with the 3 1/2- 3/4 solid Amendoim. I can only find the nosing in 88" lengths, I have 7 treds@32" and 8 treds@38" if I use the 88" and install nosing as one piece per tred I am looking at alot of waste. Can I piece the nosing in to avoid waste?

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Don't do it. You have spent a lot of time and energy into your floor no point in piecing to save 2 nosings.

I guess your right. Thanks for the reply

I love those wood floors. It's such an exotic and beautiful wood. You'll have to post some pictures of how you do the stairs. The stairs are usually the hardest part if you are matching the floors.

Yes, i will

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