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Probably one for the DIY or Homeowners thread
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It's a tricky one, and not sure anyone here will be able to offer any advice better than that you have already received!
MDF treads sounds like a sticking plaster, and really, you want solid timber treads - that stair looks like it's going to get a lot of use.
Everything reaches the end of it's serviceable life eventually, and it might well be best to shell out once for a job done well rather than something you have to redo in 5 years. (Unless you're planning on selling the house.)
If the second run from the half landing is serviceable, you might be able to modify something off the peg from Stairbox.com or Stairplan.com to suit the first run from the ground floor.
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@Philipflop
Hi,
Has anyone got any ideas on how to sort out my very run down victorian staircase? They have been repaired by previous owners by putting brackets on the treads and batons nailed to the strings on the underside of the treads but the brackets have failed and everything is pretty unstable. By the looks of it the main issue is that the open string side has bowed outwards and pulled the treads out of the string attached to the wall, hence the need for the battons.
I've had a couple of people look at it, one carpenter said he would replace all the treads with MDF but retain spindles and bullnose details for what seemed like a reasonable price to me where as another guy who specifically does stair repairs said they are way beyond what he would take on as a project.
The second opinion has made me nervous of the first approach. I feel like he might just rip it all apart and find the strings are too distorted to take the new treads and walk away...
Anyone got any experience of similar or know some good tradespeople to talk to? I'm in SW18.
Thanks
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