I couldn t wait for the sheet rock work to be done because i really enjoy the second part of a stair project like this one.
Making curved stair treads.
Part two of this article covers laminating skirt boards building custom pie shaped stair treads bending a curved stair rail cutting fitting and installing handrail balusters and final trim details.
How to make your own curved stair treads.
The first step for a stairway should be a starting step or a curved stair tread that has a volute on top of it.
Our standard curved stair treads are 1 thick but if you have spiral steps or other custom requirements treads can be made up to 2 thickness.
That might sound like a lot to take in but it is just a step by.
Steps for making curved stairs.
He then uses that as a reference to make templates for both the riser form and curved tread.
Tim healey to create a perfectly smooth arc for the stair tread the author needed to calculate the radius of the rough tread.
In step 1 he measures out a chord c a straight line between two points on the arc.
Contact a knowledgeable and friendly sales representative and let them know you are interested in curved stair treads.