Wooden stairs are very popular thanks to the use of environmentally friendly material, durability and the ability to make a product for every taste.
The main characteristics of wood for stairs
Not all types of wood are suitable for the production of stairs. When choosing the material, it is necessary to take into account the operating conditions of the stairs, its design and, of course, the desired appearance.
Even material made of wood of one breed can differ greatly in quality. Traditionally, stairs make oak, pine, butterfly, nut, as well as from ash and larch. It is these wood of wood that meet the required quality of the material.
The quality of wood is evaluated according to the five main criteria:
service life;
exposure to external factors;
appearance;
price;
Firmness of the breed.
Wood properties for stairs
For stairs, wood of various hardness is used. With such very hard wood as a beech you need to work very carefully, it easily cracks when clogging nails, but very durable. Soft rocks like a pine tree easily glue and take nails, but their resistance to wear is small.
Oak and ash are solid, but working with them is easier than with a beech. Middle hardness has a nut and some pine rocks. For the production of steps that are constantly subjected to load, it is advisable to choose solid wood. For details that are less susceptible to wear, you can use wood of softer.
If the staircase is located in a raw room or on the street, then you need to choose a wood that is least susceptible to decay. Such types of wood include oak and larch.
Color and texture determine the appearance of wood. The choice of appearance depends purely on the wishes of the customer. In addition, there are many varnishes to give wood the desired shade.
Those who saw here the main differences of one type of wood from another become clear that the selection of a certain species is not so simple. Depending on the chosen type of wood, prices for stairs are also radically different.
The harder and more resistant to the effects of the environmental environment the selected material, the higher the price. In one staircase, several types of wood can be combined simultaneously, thereby significantly reduced its manufacture. For elements that are not exposed to large loads (for example, railing), a soft tree tree is quite suitable.