Spiral Staircase Treads

If you are one of the lucky few that have a spiral staircase in your home, you may be interested in the different options for spiral staircase treads.

These are treads that are fit for the steps in a spiral staircase. If you don’t know what staircase treads are, don’t worry. Many don’t know what they are. In short, staircase treads are the part of the steps that you step on. They are what you put your foot on while you step up. The parts that are between each tread and works to raise the stairs are called risers. So you have a tread, then a riser, tread, then a riser, etc. all the way up the stairs. Some spiral staircases do not have risers and only have empty space between each tread. If you have risers really just depends on the type of spiral staircase you have in your home.

Cost of Spiral Staircase Treads

There are some spiral staircase treads that are specifically made, so no cutting is required. On the other hand, if you have a spiral staircase and need new treads to fit your staircase, you may have to get them specifically cut for your stairs. This means measuring the angles and size of each step. This can be very tedious and can be very expensive to have installed. This means you can buy general staircase treads and then cut them to fit your spiral staircase treads. If you can find spiral staircase treads to fit your particular spiral staircase, that is great and can make the installation process much easier (and cheaper)! In fact, if your treads fit exactly to your steps, you can probably install the treads yourself.

Install the Spiral Staircase Treads Yourself

If you decide you want to install your new spiral staircase treads yourself, you will need to make sure you have the tools and knowledge necessary to successfully complete the task. As previously mentioned, if the treads do not need cutting (this is unlikely), then you should be able to install the spiral staircase treads in a short period of time and without much problem. Since the likelihood is that you will have to cut the treads, be sure you have a circular saw, which will be needed to cut the treads to the proper size.

You should be ready to make a lot of cuts, since it is sometime difficult to cut the correct amount from the treads the first time. The takeaway message is that you should only tackle do-it-yourself installation of spiral staircase treads if the jobs is going to be simple or if you have experience in this type of work. You do not want to star a project and realize a couple hours into it that you should have hired someone to do it for you. If you have a normal staircase, you could probably go at it more liberally, but with spiral staircase treads, it is a bit more difficult to get it right!