How to Refinish Wood Stairs

[@wladimirperez1542]

audio is horrible

[@quincyziemba2640]

Wladimir Perez how?? Clean your ears

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

The audio was fine. The problem is between your keyboard and chair.

[@ajjamoore]

You've been called out and pinned. lol

[@luken4389]

it's a free video, bruh

[@gabrielsansar6187]

the sudio is th emost beautiful i have ever heard in any video......ever............................BECAUSE IT WAS FREE INFORMATION

[@cessna688]

Great tutorial. Straight and to the point without a stupid introduction with lame music and begging for likes and subscriptions. thank you!

[@Vanessa-ff1jz]

I never comment on videos but I just need to say this is such a great video with a perfectly detailed description which has helped me out loads! I’m 3/4 in and I haven’t skipped anything because everything you say is valuable (there’s no wasting time in what you say, so straight to the point) Thank you, really great video!! You certainly know your stuff.

[@nickad]

couldn't agree more

[@victoriaw6995]

You did a great job editing this video! The quick cuts, combined with very short examples, and attention to detail for things like reducing audio levels helped me learn what I needed to learn without wasting valuable time. Thanks!

[@utube1818]

As a professional French polisher, I can tell you this is one of the better how do videos, this guy does at least have the knowledge to back up what he’s talking about and he was pretty much spot on with his procedures, although I would do any paint stripping before I started sanding. Having said that my advice is on old pine stair treads would be use carpet! They are just such a pain to do, this guy has made it look easy, it’s not.

[@aoifemariegrant1774]

We are in the process of doing ours, it took a full nine hours taking out all the little tacs (not including the tons of staples) that's had been holding down all the old carpet! There was hundreds of them, each one had to be very slowly drilled around so we could loosen them enough to pull them out with pliers! Then all the old gloss that was spilt (not us) has to be paint stripped then sanded off, next step, wood filling hundreds of tiny little holes!!

[@timpickinpaugh3720]

All bases completely covered. I’ve done a couple staircases and many hours of research on techniques and they are all covered here. Stop here and follow this vid and you’re good. One thing I needed was after using dampness to bring out the grain, before staining use a water based pre stain wood conditioner. This will make sure your wood looks consistent and not blotchy. It’s cheap and you will regret not using it if one of your stairs absorbs inconsistently. Learn from my mistake! Thank you for this vid.

[@BSTraveling]

This is THE BEST video instruction I’m about to get all of my tools! Thank you sir!

[@OG-Ronin]

I agree. Using this video to do my stairs for the first time!

[@flawlessvic]

@@OG-Ronin how did it go?

[@TrinaBurmeister]

Its rare to find such an excellent how to video host! So many yap on and on about crap that isnt important. You are a top dog, best of the best. Thank you.

[@ProperlyBasic11]

Thanks for showing this. Showing how to do it with tools a average person would have and done without tons of music or hype building was a breath of fresh air.

[@sleeman72]

Great video! Question : I have a similar staircase but with 15 risers. I was wondering if it would be possible to remove the treads and refinish them in my workshop? But I’m worried I might damage them when I remove them. 1960s house.

[@thiccchungus588]

Great video. If you have an oscillating tool, those little sander blades you can buy are amazing for getting in nooks and crannies.

[@MrTereal]

this video is the epitome of tutorials , the video started with exactly what i needed without fluff 🔥

[@charleyweinhardt]

8:20 the only thing I have to say is you don't want to put a fan on polyurethane until you let it dry for a couple hours, and especially if there's pet hairs around, that High Velocity fan can pull dust like nobody's business and it will get stuck into your finish if you don't let it harden up a bit first. there's plenty more drying to be done so the fans are important especially for walked on surfaces. Awesome results 👍 good job

[@maryzworld]

This is the best tutorial I have ever seen on KZbin! It was quick and to the point as well as educational on many levels. Thank you!!!

[@gameoflife7235]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BabakHamedani]

very well explained, helpful for someone like me who's doing this for the first time.

[@laurah2os]

This is very well done! I'd been researching this project for a while and thought I had a good idea of what to do. However you brought up a few tips and explained things very well that will save me a lot of time and produce a better result!

[@NovaBrite618]

This was so helpful to me. You didn’t waste time with unimportant filler but you did include a lot of really helpful tips

[@rosalopezbencomo3862]

Best tutorial. Unassuming, straight forward, it covers all the issues that I have anticipated with tips and demonstrations. Many thanks

[@janicerobertson6239]

Hello - my husband and I studied your video and completed our 5 tread stairs today. It wasn't easy, but they look just like your refinished stairs. Thank you for the concise video. We wanted to see what they would look like before conquering the entrance way stairs. Happy Holidays from Connecticut.

[@ericcrumbley8892]

Thank you very much for taking the time to teach those of us who really dont know how to do this. Your video was detailed and informative, not like other videos that really dont take the time to really explain each step. Thank you again.

[@sidneyblondell]

The best video of its kind I have come across. Chocked full of useful information with no “filler” footage. Great job! I put it in my DYI folder 👍

[@iowegian7496]

I am doing this right now! Thanks for the help. Just needed to see how to "cleanup my past mistakes.

[@randolphbrown1053]

Wow! I thought I was thorough. I bet this took a hell of a long time. Looks great.

[@robertcollins6170]

Surprised he said not to worry underneath with all of the detail work. Looks like quality, and Art. Beautiful wood makes a Home to me.

[@crdoubleis5319]

Great job man! Looks great and u were very thorough yet to the point .. most people talk a lot of nonsense, ur video is perfect thank u I’m using it right now!

[@slimsampy4764]

You were very helpful. You explained every step in detail but made it simple. Very good teacher!!!!!

[@Cherrypeapod]

The best video for doing the stairs. Great tips, easy to follow

[@shuhel02]

Hi mate, love your flow chart in the beginning. Genius way of explaining the steps. Sending big thanks from London UK.

[@jreyes7977]

Great video. Just what I was hoping to find to learn what I need to do on my wood stairs. Thanks a million.

[@DerekTJ]

I have this facing me soon. A plan of action I have (because it's our main stairs, and there's no option other than to use them) is to stain and varnish every second tread, so we can at least go to bed and not be trapped upstairs and when the first lot are done, move on to finishing the alternating stairs.

[@NoUglyOneYet]

Thanks for commenting with your plan: I was wracking my brain to figure out how to do that!

[@rosemariewilliams3266]

Awesome explanation!! I no longer feel overwhelmed with what we started!

[@nickdastick80]

I seriously was just watching this to see how to prep the steps themselves, and before I knew it I had watched the whole thing! Very helpful and moves at a great pace. I could easily grasp what you were telling us to do and will most certainly be using this when I'm ready to actually do it (I just got all the carpet off today and need to get some more stuff together before I can seal it and all that good stuff). Thank you for this great video!

[@Steve-vd3nx]

Dude. Literalllyyyy everything I’m trying to do that every stair person I get a quote from says is impossible. Thank you!!!

[@DiscipleAnimation]

It's possible but it would be cheaper to put new ones on.

[@johnjensen5540]

Double points for including a flowchart! Awesome

[@linnstv]

I have watched a lot of videos on this topic and yours is BY FAR the most helpful. SO many details I would not have known. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.

[@jharting99]

Thanks for the video brotha. I’ll use this tutorial when I do my basement stairs

[@williamdonald2830]

I have to say - you taught me some tricks I did not think about. The tape/caulking part was perfect instruction. Thank you brother!

[@JoseValencia-fr8wh]

That's some crazy trim. Besides that I'ma give this video a thumbs up

[@jruan8]

Absolutely fantastic video and info. Huge fan how you edited the video, straight to the point--love it!

[@martinwright2434]

Thanks I learned a lot about how to get it done. You are Awesome! 😊

[@ThaBaddestHU12]

Most helpful video I’ve come across for this type of home improvement project. Thank you for the explanations and very good POVs so we can actually see what you’re doing!

[@marcus57085]

Great work, and also the accuracy with which you work. I'm currently also busy with my stairs, think I'm going to do your method, good video thanks.

[@jeffnc]

The stairs turned out great! Thanks for sharing the process, really useful!

[@andrizeefoshizee]

Wow, thank you for the STEP by STEP instructions! (Haha, get it?) This is great!

[@julialarsen]

Beautiful job on the wood stairs. Tile on the risers looks smart too as white paint will get scuffed over time.

[@reborika]

wow dude!! best tutorial on KZbin!!! your explanation is so clear and understandable! thank you!!

[@JWard-sp7wt]

You are thorough and talented. It was a joy to watch you work.

[@k.e.n.yt.]

Thank you for the great video, especially with the detailed explanation and tips on small things. Really helpful. The outcome of your work looks amazing!

[@romdilo888]

Bravo! I just did my carpet covered stairs. Great tips

[@dianemccabe9907]

That was awesome!!! Learned a ton! I think I can do this!! Great video, very professional!!

[@xenapinky]

Great step by step video, thank you!

[@jdoyle4811]

I enjoyed the thoroughness of this process and well done video. I would definitely suggest using a poly/stain product such as Minwax that comes in different shades for oak and satin, gloss, and semigloss. Any of the Lowes, Home depot , or Walmart will have their brand of combination water or oil based combination poly/stain product.

[@danlewis1871]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Your instructions are very clear and concise. I followed everything you said and the job came out perfectly.

[@lebe6863]

That's a hell of amount of work. Omg 😲

[@tammypackard4923]

Very thorough and helpful, thanks!

[@anaestereo810]

And now you can ask 30k more for your home. Good job and txs..learned a ton.

[@sonjawilliamson]

I really enjoyed how concise you were with the instructions. Question. I started the project before watching and pressed hard on the sander to remove staple marks . I now have light and dark patches as well as staple marks still. Did your belt sander go deep enough to get most or all of the marks? Did you use wood filler on those marks or on the flaws in the wood. Im working with pine.

[@MuhammedAli-hg1tw]

Excellent info in particular the health and safety aspect of using the air purifier and mask

[@macaroni8675309]

Thanks for the great explainer video! Just started on my stairs, and this is an extremely helpful walk through of the process.

[@acm441]

Awesome video!! Great instruction, and so helpful to have all the products used and tools needed. Thank you!!

[@sevynof8]

Incredibly detailed and informative video! Thank you so much!

[@cory-o-cookies95]

Good video. I would recommend not letting caulk dry against tape. Not as crucial in a dry location like this. But you risk damaging the perfect seal you have created at that taped edge, when you pull the tape up on dried caulk.

[@prodigirl1]

Great instructions attention to detail

[@PrfMine1112]

Thank you for your video. Very detailed and easy to understand.

[@MrDygga]

Great job bud ! Imformative and clear ! I wish it would be easier to do stairs in real life as it is easy to watch video

[@ch37twrc80]

That looks SO GOOD!! Gorgeous!!!

[@ncjoshua12]

Thanks for this vid i have the same exact floorplan. Now im not so scared of how it would turn out.

[@IINSPIR3DD]

Thanks man you showed me exactly what I needed to know.

[@lauralewis1673]

Love this video! I’m currently 3/4th done with my stairs (thanks to this video) and I’m excited to see the results! This video made it super easy to learn how to refinish your stairs especially if you’re doing it for the first time!

[@gilberto518]

Terrific!!! Formidable!!! Excellent!!! Great!!! SUPERB!!! VIDEO 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ludovicotassoni864]

Very good video , explains everything in details

[@rahkim]

great video. you mentioned a wood tip grain? at 4:14

[@xhuljetabicaku7726]

best of the best !thank you for this video,explained everything to details,so simple and understandable ! now i am ready to start my stairs,thank you!

[@davidayash126]

i second this opinion. wanted to write my own compliment, but this is just perfect.

[@Mike-jq9jo]

David Ayash I agree. This is an excellent video that gets to the point, doesn’t mire-up in minutiae and moves right along. Well done Sir!

[@johnc1280]

Do I have to get every little speck of paint off if they were painted ? We are talking pencil tip size here and there

[@Ratlins9]

Very good video and very nice job. Thanks

[@shawnwilt7196]

So, your video is so helpful. I have a question though. Are your stairs "slick " after applying the sealer?. Even after they are dried they look like they would be slick. I am getting ready to do this very project and I am concerned about my stairs being "slick" after its all done. Thanks for any info. I really am going to use your video as my guide. You are very thurough.

[@robertcollins6170]

Looks Great. That's my project right now. I am keeping risers stained.

[@derrickpatrick1206]

Good finished product.

[@barbarakolodziejczyk4800]

Thanks for sharing, thank to you I have learned how to refinish the staircase and save a lot of money. My staircase looks beautiful but I have changed the post and spindles so it was full makeover. However, I have used the edger to sand the wood because my orbital sander was not enough. Other than that awesome, thanks

[@gameoflife7235]

Job well done! Glad it helped and good idea with the edger. They can really speed things up if you need to do a lot of sanding!

[@NotDimpsy]

Yes I’ll hire somebody.

[@Danny-ju2ip]

Why would you paint the caulking while the caulking is still wet ? I thought you would need to let caulking dry before painting. Nice job on video. Very thorough

[@goldenlunafish]

So many fantastic tips! Thanks!

[@tctn615]

How do you Handel the top of the stairs?

[@aandjelic]

What would be even better is clear paintable silicone before painting, then you get extremely straight lines, overall really good job explaining. It’s an enormous amount of work, but in the end all worth it

[@ridvancaglar7152]

i was thinking about putting vinly , but it is expensive, and also real wood is beautiful

[@redheadredemption5351]

This is great! So detailed and answered questions I didn’t even know I had. Thank you so much!

[@patriciahall2223]

Fantastic , I definitely will be following this video for my stairs , wonderful clear explanation You have helped me big time , look forward to seeing your next project ....I have subscribed , Thanks so much .

[@matthewkenna1053]

Did you sand from 60 to 220 grit? I'm refinishing our stairs. First time doing it. Any tips would help. Thanks

[@tsvetomirpenev9164]

Bro that was a great vid! I have some water stains on my stairs ( they lack lacquer wood finish so probably will have to do a lot of sanding and I'm thankful for your explanations). 1 question, can I avoid the staining and leave the wood more "natural" just apply the lacquer after sanding, what do you think?

[@antonioas709]

Are you supposed to sand stain and paint 3 times

[@John83833]

Very thorough

[@Cowen2017]

This video is super helpful. Thank you!!

[@onearmy942]

Excellent instructions and detail, thank you for this.

[@elizabethsam3875]

Thanks for sharing it with us 😀

[@gameoflife7235]

My pleasure 😊

[@aldomontufar3228]

Good job men. Excellent tutorial. It will help me a lot. Stupid question. What you put on your finger for caulking?

[@dwrod24]

Appreciate the video you helped me look like the man my wife thought I was 😭😭😭

[@docstel9331]

I did not see this turning out so well...especially when he tacked down those two pieces of wood at the bottom!!! But this looks GREAT!!! Definitely better than What I coud do.

[@georgiawilsher4397]

Brilliant video really helped xx

[@tbruceroberts]

In my experience with red oak your stain will absorb better at a grit of 100 or 120. I have seen others go no higher than 80 grit on red oak for good stain penetration.

[@calaplant07]

great video. can you please explain why you recommend painting over wet caulk as opposed to cured caulk? Thanks.

[@gameoflife7235]

It's easier to get a straight seamless line when the tape is removed with caulk and paint wet because the caulk "seals" the tape perfectly. Since the caulk was painted over, it's all the color of the paint when the tape is pulled. If the caulk were dry and then taped and painted over, the tape might have gaps under it where paint can get under and it won't be perfect. You can see in this video where I didn't perfectly press down the tape, and the caulking bled underneath it and it wasn't perfect. This was because I added "texture additive" to the polyurethane and the surface was like trying to tape sandpaper.

[@nonameddog]

@@gameoflife7235 hey, would it be OK to let the caulk dry over the tape? and then paint over the dried caulk?

[@jenniferc6528]

Question: I have a brand new staircase but after the wood filer on the light wood and sanding them I can still see the nails or the white spots where I used the filler. I want to stain them a natural light color. How can I better conceal the mails placed in the center of each step ? Thank you