Cracks Along Staircase String
Find one that is just a bit too big to fit into the crack.
Cracks along staircase string. Cracks often occur at the back of the step where the tread and risers meet or the outside stringer when it doesn t contact a wall. Place the strips on the cracked stairs. The stair stringer is the piece of timber that the treads are attached to. As a result you may notice a straight crack along the edge of loosened tape.
Although we hired out the job of refinishing our carpeted stairs to wood treads i took on the job or re caulking the stair stringers and trim. Begin fitting the strips into a selected crack. Homeowners can choose to ignore this superficial problem since it isn t a structural or safety hazard. When the cracks are fillled in and sanded down paint the wall and the stringer bead then run a bead of flexible filler down the stringer to finish it off.
Experts suggest inspecting your stairs regularly. That will make it look better and help to give the caulking more area to adhere to. Remove the paint rake out the crack s damp down with a small brush then fill in the crack using polyfilla or similar. What i do is use a small wooded bead about haly inch and stick it to the wall following the stringing but not glued to it.
The stairs will continue to flex but as the bead is stuck to the wall and not the timber it will not move. If the stairs themselves are not fixed well to the large plank you marked against the wall that may already be well secured. How to caulk hardwood stairs repair cracked caulk. You can never fill this gap with hard filler as this will continually crack with the spring of the stairs.
To fix a crack or void in the stringers the diagonal running support boards holding the steps use a mending plate. For best results use a siliconized acrylic latex caulk it s paintable take a putty knife or screwdriver and drag it across the crack to remove any loose paint.