Would this be considered an acceptable way to redo my stairs?

The carpet was in rough shape, so I finally ripped it out to see what it would take to redo the stairs. What I would like to do is cut existing treads so that they're flush, sand everything down, and then put new treads treads (1 inch thick) and risers on top of it. As of right now; -Treads are 10.125 inches deep, 1.5 inches thick, and the overhang is around 1.5 inches -The riser height is 6 inches The bottom stairs would have a riser height of 7.5 inches, the top would be 5 inches, and all the rest would stay 6 inches I feel like this would be the easiest way for me to do it, as I could do a few stairs per night after work over the course of a week or two and the stairs would otherwise be usable. If I were to rip them out and replace them, I'd have to either get thicker boards than are already there or replace the skirtboard (you can see the part of the drywall exposed in the corner). I'm just not really clear on what the other pros and cons would be in terms of ripping them out completely and putting the new risers on top. Thank you. submitted by /u/Winter_Disaster_7039 [link] [comments]

Mar 29, 2025 - 02:35

Would this be considered an acceptable way to redo my stairs?

The carpet was in rough shape, so I finally ripped it out to see what it would take to redo the stairs.

What I would like to do is cut existing treads so that they're flush, sand everything down, and then put new treads treads (1 inch thick) and risers on top of it.

As of right now;

-Treads are 10.125 inches deep, 1.5 inches thick, and the overhang is around 1.5 inches

-The riser height is 6 inches

The bottom stairs would have a riser height of 7.5 inches, the top would be 5 inches, and all the rest would stay 6 inches

I feel like this would be the easiest way for me to do it, as I could do a few stairs per night after work over the course of a week or two and the stairs would otherwise be usable.

If I were to rip them out and replace them, I'd have to either get thicker boards than are already there or replace the skirtboard (you can see the part of the drywall exposed in the corner).

I'm just not really clear on what the other pros and cons would be in terms of ripping them out completely and putting the new risers on top.

Thank you.

submitted by /u/Winter_Disaster_7039
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