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Stair Tread
The stair tread in this picture is the inch and one eight plywood where
the arrows are pointing to. The stair tread are also known as the steps
that she used to climb up and down the stairs. The stair treads attach
to the stair stringers and go on top of the stair risers.
Some stair treads will be made out of plywood and others out of
construction standard lumber such 2x , 3x , 4x building stock. If you
were building an exterior set of stairs you will probably be using 2 x 6
or 2 x 12 for your stair tread. If you do end up using plywood on the
exterior and is not sealed properly by either painting or using a epoxy
coat finishing system the plywood will end up getting wet and
delaminating or coming apart.
Tip keep in mind when building a set of
stairs like this that it is helpful to glue the stair components
together to eliminate as much of the squeaking as possible. The stair
treads were glued onto the stair stringer but it is also helpful to glue
the back of the stair tread to the riser and the top of the riser to the
bottom of the stair to tread. |
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