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Posted by Somewhere Nowhere on August 22, 2006, 9:18 pm
I wonder if someone can help me?
I recently removed the carpet from a stair way. It seems that over
the years the house has settled and some of the stair treads and
risers have separated from the wall.
http://tinyurl.com/o7q8z
http://tinyurl.com/quny3
Any suggestions on how to fill or hide these gaps?
Thanks
Brian
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Capt./Paramedic | Fire Communications Officer | Hampton, VA.
B.S.Comm/I/Pilot | MSgt, USAF (Ret.) 49199 | NREMT-P
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Posted by Phisherman on August 23, 2006, 7:13 am
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:18:14 -0400, Somewhere Nowhere
>I wonder if someone can help me?
>
>I recently removed the carpet from a stair way. It seems that over
>the years the house has settled and some of the stair treads and
>risers have separated from the wall.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/o7q8z
>
>http://tinyurl.com/quny3
>
>Any suggestions on how to fill or hide these gaps?
>
>Thanks
>
>Brian
This is a tough one, as I can't think of a practical/easy fix. Brown
caulk will work if the gap is not too large. For larger gaps, glue in
pieces of thin wood then caulk. Of course, replacing the treads is
another option.
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Posted by jeffc on August 23, 2006, 7:46 am
>I wonder if someone can help me?
>
> I recently removed the carpet from a stair way. It seems that over
> the years the house has settled and some of the stair treads and
> risers have separated from the wall.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/o7q8z
>
> http://tinyurl.com/quny3
>
> Any suggestions on how to fill or hide these gaps?
It looks like the gap in the risers has already been filled? Looks like
those have been filled with wood filler, which is fine since it can be
painted white. The problem with the treads is that they're natural wood
grain, so caulk would not look so good. If you use caulk, it would probably
be best to use white, so by optical illusion it will look like the white
trim. Otherwise, try wood filler and staining to match closely. It would
also be possible to cut wood shims in the shape of wooden tongue depressers
and shoved in there and stained/polyurethaned. Replacing the treads would
be the nuclear option.
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Posted by Bob on August 23, 2006, 1:07 pm
> I wonder if someone can help me?
>
> I recently removed the carpet from a stair way. It seems that over
> the years the house has settled and some of the stair treads and
> risers have separated from the wall.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/o7q8z
>
> http://tinyurl.com/quny3
>
> Any suggestions on how to fill or hide these gaps?
You could try prying the board on the side out from the wall and placing spacers
behind it, then replace the trim on the top of it.
Bob
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Posted by Somewhere Nowhere on August 25, 2006, 10:19 pm
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:18:14 -0400, Somewhere Nowhere
>I wonder if someone can help me?
>
>I recently removed the carpet from a stair way. It seems that over
>the years the house has settled and some of the stair treads and
>risers have separated from the wall.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/o7q8z
>
>http://tinyurl.com/quny3
>
>Any suggestions on how to fill or hide these gaps?
>
>Thanks
>
>Brian
Thanks to everyone for their input. I am still not sure what I am
gonna do.
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Brian J. Rueger | Hampton Div. of Fire & Rescue | "Who dares wins"
Capt./Paramedic | Fire Communications Officer | Hampton, VA.
B.S.Comm/I/Pilot | MSgt, USAF (Ret.) 49199 | NREMT-P
Check out my personal home page: http://members.cox.net/brueger
Check out my photography: http://www.usefilm.com/member/skypilot
"Life's too short to drink LITE beer!"
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