Video: Choosing New Steps for a Staircase

CONCORD — Host, Sarah Rutan: When selecting new steps for a staircase, you’ll want to make sure they’re built to last. Today we’re in Concord with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Taro Martinez to learn more.

Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Taro Martinez: For consideration when replacing your steps with hardwood is that there’s two ways to do it. One way is to do a solid wood step. And the other way is to use hardwood flooring. Some of the hardwoods are, although called “hardwoods,” are not so hard, examples being poplar and alder. Just something as simple as a high heel will put a big divot in them or put a scratch in them. Whereas, using a prefinished step with the newer finishes, the iron oxides and the UV-cured flooring, make them basically bulletproof. The advantages of doing a solid wood step is that it is a solid wood step without seams in it and can be finished basically to any color that you like, especially if you’re trying to match things.

Host, Sarah Rutan: To learn more from local, top rated companies, visit our Diamond Certified Expert Reports at experts.diamondcertified.org.