- 1). Remove carpeting. Pull out any nails or staples with the claw part of a hammer or with needle nose pliers.
- 2). Remove the nosing. This is the rounded piece of wood on the edge of every stair. Insert a crow bar under the nosing at the edge of the stair and push the handle down to remove the nosing piece. If the existing stair is one piece, draw a straight line on the stair directly above the front edge of the riser. The riser is the front part of the stair that makes it rise up from the one below it. Cut off the nosing along this line with a circular saw.
- 3). Measure the stairs individually. This is important because every stair will not be the same width.
- 4). Cut the hardwood stair treads for each individual stair to the measurement you took in Step 3.
- 5). Apply a thick bead of construction adhesive to the existing subfloor stair tread. It is important to use a lot of adhesive because it acts as a leveler and can prevent the stair from shifting and squeaking later.
- 6). Measure for the nosing along the edge of the newly installed stair treads. Measure and cut the nosing for each stair individually.
- 7). Apply a bead of construction adhesive to the back of the nosing and attach it to the front edge of the tread. Secure with 2-inch finishing nails. Use a nail set to push the nail head beneath the surface of the wood. Put the nail set on the nail head and tap with a hammer.
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