painting osb stair treads

Please read our, Sign up now and gain instant access to our DIY resource library full of DIY guides, tips, tricks & cheat sheets. Questions of a Do It Yourself nature should be Before attaching stair treads it’s best to stain and finish them – this post discusses all of that too. This because I had to rep... Orientation question about cement board on a step. It took about 30 minutes to rip up the plywood, 30 minutes to paint the stair risers including setup and clean up, about an hour to draw the lines and then another 30 minutes to nail the stairs and apply caulk. Painting stairs is such an easy DIY job that can totally change the look of your hallway or landing. A low-cost way to perk up OSB stair treads is with paint. The APA also notes that, due to the prominently visible nature of OSB's strands, it will show through on one coat of paint. Just painting the OSB like you would paint plywood will leave the OSB rougher and the paint will bleed through regular primer, while using water-based paint causes the OSB to peel over time, making it look unattractive and requiring regular maintenance. But that is about it. Paint Stair Treads If your staircase is stained too dark or light, or you just don’t like the wood look of your stairs, painting the treads (where your foot steps) only can help the remaining, unpainted wood fade into the background. OSB, or oriented strand board, is an engineered wood product often used as sheathing in walls, floors, and roofs. Paint the tread next and continue down the steps in the same order, applying paint to every other step. And despite that, the painted treads (and risers) have held up beautifully! 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