Both factors contribute to the safety and comfort of the people who use the stairs.
What is a good thickness for stair treads.
Stair treads are very essential especially if you have elderly people pets and even kids in the house.
Stair tread thickness ive built some stairs and 3 4 oak is what i used.
Thick stair treads are offered in 1 3 4 to 3 1 2 thickness.
Our hardwood thick treads are perfect for open riser staircases to floating stairs.
Ive also went over 2x material used as construction stairs.
In my own house i used all 2x material except the kick plates gives it a nice beefy look.
The distance between each step is referred to as the rise.
Mdf is the most affordable stair tread material available.
Engineered wood is also used for stair treads.
Use mdf if you plan on painting your treads.
These will make sure that you walk up and down your stairs in a very safe manner.
Treads are solid wood construction.
It s manufactured as 1 to 1 1 4 inch thick tread stock with a bullnose on one side.
We are able to access larger section sizes of naturally seasoned timbers which means we can supply stair treads in thicknesses of 50 60 and 70mm or more.
The tread size is calculated based on the horizontal distance between the front edge of the top landing and the planned.
The stair tread is the surface area of each step within the stair assembly.