{"id":21180,"date":"2008-05-05T16:37:27","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T16:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=21180"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:56","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:56","slug":"replacing-stair-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2008\/05\/replacing-stair-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing Stair Treads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The old wood stairs in my brownstone are in solid shape but are made of carpet grade wood. Because I would like to have nice wood treads without carpet the contractor suggested refacing (?) the treads and risers with upgraded wood instead of replacing the risers and treads. I think it works like this<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.woodsthebest.com\/Stairs\/wood-stairs-treads.htm<\/p>\n<p>Does anyone have experience with this and can you share the up and downsides of refacing instead of replacing? (pun intended)<br \/>\nDo the stairs squeak?<br \/>\nIs the height difference a problem?<br \/>\nWhat kind of wood did you use.<br \/>\nThanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The old wood stairs in my brownstone are in solid shape but are made of carpet grade wood. Because I would like to have nice wood treads without carpet the contractor suggested refacing (?) the treads and risers with upgraded wood instead of replacing the risers and treads. 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