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Best finish for MDF stairs?

  • 06-01-2022 8:50pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 4


    I have bought a new house recently and the stairs is made of MDF. What is the best way to finish an MDF staircase?

    Could I use a real wood or laminate clad system to cover?

    Carpet down the middle is an option too but the large first step could make it appear disjointed looking. There may be a workaround solution for this though.

    The staircase is constructed of 225mm x 30mm strings of MDF with 30mm MDF threads and risers.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 840 ✭✭✭Deregos.


    I suppose its down to personal preference, if it was mine I'd paint the strings and bands down in along the sides of the treads & risers with a plain strip of carpet down the center for that non-slip safety element and quietness.


    Is there a half landing too?

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  • Administrators Posts: 54,175 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    I would just carpet the whole thing tbh. We went for the runner style like the above image but I wish we'd just carpeted the whole stairs.

    Cracks between steps are inevitable, carpet will cover it up.

    It's possible to put wooden flooring on stairs but I wouldn't, particularly if you have kids.



  • Registered Users Posts: 4 Lingardium Leviosa


    Thanks Deregos, there is 2 quarter landings (its a u-shaped staircase), one is a bit like what you show above but there is also another with angled threads to accommodate the turn. I would like to run a carpet down the middle like you say but it may look a little disjointed I'm thinking with the complexity of the staircase. Staring to think full carpet may be best.




  • Administrators Posts: 54,175 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    They can run the runner along the angled threads no problem, the runner is just squared off rather than going at the angle.

    But I would fully cover those stairs in the pic.



  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,873 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    What's the best way to handle the top of a carpet if you go for laminate upstairs ?



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 840 ✭✭✭Deregos.


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,873 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Thanks. Laminate goes in the 8.5mm gap hmm. I was wondering how they did it. :)



  • Posts: 25,611 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    First instinct was carpet and with the turns even moreso.



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