We have a Straight Stairs set with closed carpeted risers, underneath this there was a storage cupboard built and on the exposed face of the stairs it was sheeted with some thin board material, with 50mm strips of the same material at the panel joints and picture framing all the perimeters to give it a kind of panelled look... either been there since the house was built or installed in the 60s/70s so it was in pretty bad shape.
I've stripped all of that out to expose the bare structure of the staircase, built a little frame from floor to underside of the staircase just below the 2nd or 3rd step up from ground floor.
I'm intending to sheet the underside and exposed face of the stairs, then strip and replace the handrail, baserail and spindles.
What material would you suggest for the underside and face of the stairs which would paint up well and have decent strength give a nice flat surface?
Any ideas of designs for the side face other than flat sheet? (I'm not very imaginative)
I've stripped all of that out to expose the bare structure of the staircase, built a little frame from floor to underside of the staircase just below the 2nd or 3rd step up from ground floor.
I'm intending to sheet the underside and exposed face of the stairs, then strip and replace the handrail, baserail and spindles.
What material would you suggest for the underside and face of the stairs which would paint up well and have decent strength give a nice flat surface?
Any ideas of designs for the side face other than flat sheet? (I'm not very imaginative)
