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PostPosted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 11:28 pm 
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DBM rosewood staircase and handrail.
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Damn. Talk about making lemonade.


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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?

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Quite the opposite ,Ken.

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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!


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"And handrail?"

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

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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.


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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.

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

That is called undercutting.


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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.


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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.


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

I call it chamfering the edge.

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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.


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 Post subject: DBM Staircase
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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.

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

That is called undercutting.


I call it a bevel cut.

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