Found this on my stair riser, what is it?
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Enza
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I started ripping up the rug and where the step risers are pine I found this material in the riser of each pie shaped landing. Does anyone know what it is? I wanted to stain or paint the stairs to avoid rug altogether. Suggestions?
Pie shaped riser on stair landing
2nd riser landing
Close up view of the material
11 answers
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From the pictures, it appears to be some sort of concrete Ezna.
Z
on Aug 13, 2015
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Hard to tell exactly but it might be luan board.. A very thin sort of "filler" covering used to even out floors or possibly in this case to fill in the triangle shape instead of plywood.
CK
on Aug 13, 2015
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I think it is simply residue of concrete that has smudged onti the stair.
Debbie McGarrity
on Aug 14, 2015
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Buy a thin wood material or whatever you want to use so you can stain it. 1/4 inch wood will not cost as much as new risers and you could stain that.
David Gnida
on Aug 14, 2015
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you could always use wood laminate to cover it
Mary Solt
on Aug 14, 2015
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It is a floor leveler.
Willard Kennedy
on Aug 14, 2015
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Thank you so much all! I was beside myself thinking how I could either remove it or place something on top that I could stain. I appreciate all your input
Enza
on Aug 14, 2015
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It looks like they used Patch and Level or something like it. It's a product that is used to level out uneven floor or to fill gaps in the flooring. The product is something like drywall putty. It looks like they must have shampooed the carpet or it got wet later down the line. The problem is what is underneath it. If they used it fill and level out an uneven area above particle board or plywood, you would have to remove and replace it, making sure when you do replace it it is level when installed.
Jill
on Aug 14, 2015
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be mindful that when you change the rise of one or more stairs and not the others that you may create a trip hazard. we develop muscle memory (that's how we can go up and down stairs without looking, we know how high to step). If that changes from one stair to the next it can be a problem.
Jeani Miller Miner
on Aug 14, 2015
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Thank you ! I read that elsewhere. Whatever I decide to place there will be kept thin
Enza
on Aug 14, 2015
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I'd wet it down and try to get it off. Nothing wrong with a crack showing between boards on the pie shaped treads. My stairs were worse. Several layers of paint, then glued down carpet. It was especially bad on the pie-shaped pieces. Have them to the point where I can now stain - the dark stain covers the reddish residual stain from the first paint coat. Yeah!
Marion Nesbitt
on Aug 15, 2015
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