{"id":120,"date":"2026-11-02T13:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/refinishing-stairs-why-the-treads-take-a-full-day\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:53:41","slug":"refinishing-stairs-why-the-treads-take-a-full-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/refinishing-stairs-why-the-treads-take-a-full-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Refinishing stairs: why the treads take a full day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"120\" class=\"elementor elementor-120\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7d575 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a7d575\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3764b310 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3764b310\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576f616a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_heading\" data-id=\"576f616a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gum-widget-title\"><h1 class=\"section-main-title size-default\">Refinishing stairs: why the treads take a full day<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73aaa3e6 elementor-post-meta-divider-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"73aaa3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"posts-meta\"><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">November 2, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class=\"meta-divider\"><span>\u00b7<\/span><\/li><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">By  admin<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4862ca28 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4862ca28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb5c6e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fb5c6e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e6808 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2e6808\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e8b252 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_image\" data-id=\"62e8b252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_post_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-featureimage\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/11\/svc3-stairs-1.jpg)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/trowen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/11\/svc3-stairs-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762e3b73 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"762e3b73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc8dd04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fc8dd04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stairs<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553e4947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"553e4947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oak treads sanded by hand<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4fa254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f4fa254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the Highlands, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c2dc8a e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54c2dc8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a90519 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33a90519\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593519fa e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"593519fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3589003f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3589003f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A staircase holds less floor than a bedroom, yet it often takes us a full day. Every tread, riser and nosing is sanded by hand, and each one has to dry before you can walk on it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6e075d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e6e075d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why the treads take so long<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e179321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e179321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A drum sander cannot fit on a stair. We sand each tread with an edger and a hand block, then round the nosing back by hand so it matches the rest. Thirteen steps can take as long as a living room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88d751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keeping one way up and down<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-754152a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"754152a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We finish every other tread first, so the stairs stay usable while the coat dries. The next morning we do the rest. Nobody has to climb out of a window.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63277a59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63277a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stairs show every shortcut, because you see them at eye level every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0ea21b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d0ea21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A finish that grips<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718a8400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"718a8400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stairs see the hardest wear in the house and the most slips. We use a matte finish with a little grit in the last coat, so socks and bare feet still hold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c37e6e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9c37e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Thirteen oak treads: one full day<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Every other tread first, the rest the next day<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Matte final coat with added grip<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583d1455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"583d1455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If the treads are worn thin at the front, we tell you at the measure whether they will take another sanding or need replacing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793217bc e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"793217bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc86e84 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bc86e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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