White Deal for staircase

psychic34

Hi
I was wondering if any one could tell me if White Deal is suitable for a staircase.

I have an old staircase in my house and one of the stringers has rotted away at the floor and i need to replace it.

Can i use Whith Deal or do i need to go for some thing else.

Thanks

One shot on kill

You prob could use white deal I'd imagine but southern yellow pine might be better. It's a bit more stable and tougher and its eater to get better boards.

psychic34

One shot on kill wrote: »

You prob could use white deal I'd imagine but southern yellow pine might be better. It's a bit more stable and tougher and its eater to get better boards.

Can i get southern yellow pine from a builders suppliers or would i have to go to a Timber yard

chris445

Yellow pine Is definitely better. It has a better grain and more strength to it. For a good quality length I think a timber yard would be your best bet.

If you havn't done this kind of job before i would advise getting help from someone experienced. It is a big job to replace a stair string. Each step must be routered out and the whole thing glued and clamped tight before gluing in the wedges behind each riser and tread.

One shot on kill

Timber yard

Kerrigooney

chris445 wrote: »

Yellow pine Is definitely better. It has a better grain and more strength to it. For a good quality length I think a timber yard would be your best bet.

If you havn't done this kind of job before i would advise getting help from someone experienced. It is a big job to replace a stair string. Each step must be routered out and the whole thing glued and clamped tight before gluing in the wedges behind each riser and tread.

This.

Even getting the old string off will be tricky. You've a pretty big job on your hands there.

Maybe if you posted some pictures people might point you in the right direction.

Unless you've done it before and know exactly what you're doing in which case ignore this post

tiny timy

american ash!

mav79

As Kerrigooney said post pics, it might be possible to cut a string in behind the original string and just replace the damaged area. Depends on the extent of the damage. Big job replacing a full string.

psychic34

Thanks for the help ill get the yellow pine instead.
I don't think its to big a job to do they are in an old two up two down cottage and are a straight set of stairs with Ten steps, strings, no risers, and the steps are routered in to the string and nailed in no wedges noting fancy,the string I'm replacing is against a wall and can not move so that will keep it clamped. I think it should work out.
Thanks for the advice every one

amandstu

Can I use white deal to make up an exterior door?

I appreciate it may not be ideal but can I do it anyway as it seems quite cheap and it comes in 6 inch planks which is what the door I am replacing was made from originally.

As it seems like a soft wood maybe it will be easy to work with?

The door is about 200x 94 centimetres btw. (I won't bother with a new frame)

One shot on kill

amandstu wrote: »

Can I use white deal to make up an exterior door?

I appreciate it may not be ideal but can I do it anyway as it seems quite cheap and it comes in 6 inch planks which is what the door I am replacing was made from originally.

As it seems like a soft wood maybe it will be easy to work with?

The door is about 200x 94 centimetres btw. (I won't bother with a new frame)

With out being smart with you. You can make it out of anything you want but it depends on how long you want it to last. If the timber is pressure treated you could do something alright but if its dryer and all it just comes down to how long you want it to last.

amandstu

thanks.
That is what I suspected .I just wanted to check that I wasn't about to do something completely off the wall! (it will be the first time I will have actually made a door... but I do feel quite confident about it.)