| Wood is timeless and always in style. Particularly | | | | and 2" ones, so you can customize the appearance |
| hickory, black and Brazilian walnut, cherry, birth, | | | | and weight of your stairs just the way you want. Of |
| cypress, maple, mahogany and bloodwood are all | | | | course, the thicker they are, the more they will cost |
| types that go well for any interior decoration project. | | | | you. Also depending on the wood type you get, you |
| Unfortunately hardwood is not the cheapest one to | | | | will see different color shades that you can use to |
| work with. | | | | your advantage to match well with the rest of the |
| When you are working on modernizing and refinishing | | | | room. |
| your staircases, you can do it at a cheaper cost | | | | By having these at home you will eliminate the use of |
| without losing on the design. One way to go about it | | | | old carpeting that needs lots of cleaning and |
| is using construction grade type materials that are | | | | maintenance. Installing them is not very difficult but it |
| more cost effective. Once you lay down the base, | | | | needs a bit of know-how and a few tools to have |
| you can then cover this foundation with hard wood. | | | | around. If you're not sure whether you are up to the |
| This will reduce the amount of expensive wood that | | | | job, you can ask a professional woodworker or |
| you are using, hence it will reduce your costs when | | | | carpenter, who has done this countless times, to |
| implementing it. Also due to the fact that the top | | | | install them. While on the surface it looks like this |
| layer is hardwood, your stairs will look as beautiful as | | | | costs you more, it will definitely save you time, and |
| if they were done fully with the more expensive | | | | you can be sure in the knowledge that you get |
| stuff. | | | | professional quality work done that will last you for |
| You can find them in various sizes including 1", 1.5" | | | | many years ahead. |