Wooden Staircase

Wooden staircases are mostly used in house construction and in recent times, staircases with hardwood have been popularly used in construction because of the many benefits it has. In most homes the stairs are the first things a guest will get to notice while entering the home, so make a design statement with the wooden staircase. For the construction of wooden staircases, solid wood like beech, teak, timber, oak, or maple is used. 

Traditionally wooden stairs are used for residences for many long years giving a classy appeal and aesthetic to your home decor.  For the quick construction of wooden stairs, you can use finished solid wood panels which are now available in the market to avoid the gluing process. Whenever you are selecting wood for the staircase following factors are to be taken into consideration. They are

• Stability.
• Overall Aesthetic Value.
• Finishing Quality.

Types of Wooden StariCase:

1. Red Oak Wood Stairs: For building wooden stairs red oak is the commonly used species and they are easy to stain, finish, and sand. The popular components of the stairs are treads and handrails.
2. White Oak Wood Stairs: White Oak wood is harder and is water-resistant. They have a greyer shade with slight green tins and give a swirling pattern to the grain. White oak stair treads are the most commonly used components in the wooden staircase.
3. African Mahogany Wood Stairs: It is the most premium wooden species used for making the stairs components of stairs. It is light in weight, easy to turn, and gives the wood a shape.
4. Ash Wood Stairs: When stairs with ash wood are used it has ash stairs and has a big chunk of money. Building the ash stair parts is very challenging.
5. Cypress Wood Stairs: Cypress woods are softwood and are strong compared to wood to other softwoods. It is lighter in weight and can hold the paint for long durations and gives a nice finish.
6. American Cherry Wood Stairs: Although American cherry wood is softer wood it is sturdy enough to make the components that last for a long time period. It gives a glows and warm blond color look.
7. Brazilian Cherry Wood Stairs: It has a color tone of reddish-brown which is beautiful and gives famous treads look to your stairs.
8. Hemlock Wood Stairs: Hemlock wood is softwood and comes in a lovely pink color which gives a warm feel to the decor. The clues, varnishes, stains, and finishing process are very easy with this wood.
9. Sapele Wood Stairs: Sapele is a hardwood type and is the most commonly used component for the wooden stair. These woods are straight with uniform grains and have a beautiful color tone of golden to dark red-brown. This wood is durable and can be glued to give a smooth finishing look.
10. Pine Wood Stairs: Pine wood is a softwood, lightweight, and inexpensive wood variety. It is easy to work with this wood and work can be finished very fast. They have a golden yellow color and commonly use wooden stairs components.
11. Maple Wood Stairs:  Maple wood stairs are light in color with durability. They have limited grains pattern and can be stained to any color.
12. Walnut Wood Stairs: Walnut wood is hard, beautiful, strong wood to give a clear finish and it can be maintained and polished easily.
13. Birchwood Stairs: Brich wood nature is strong and hard and can give a fair finish as well as resist wrapping and shrinking.

Components of wooden Stairs:

The following are the components of wooden stairs:

Wooden Steps: It’s comprised of the wooden riser, trend, angle block, and nosing. Wooden tread and wooden riser are joined together to give a tongue and groove joint.

Wooden Stair Landings: The boards supported on the wall joists are referred to the wooden stair landings.

Wooden Stringers: Inclined wooden members that are used to support the wooden steps are referred to as wooden stringers.

Benefits of Wooden staircase:

• Wooden Staircase is durable, cost-effective, and versatile.
• Wood gives a natural inviting, warm and beautiful look to your home interiors.
• Wooden staircases are easy to maintain as frequent sweeping and occasional mopping can keep the stairs shining for many years.
• Give a varnish or coat can give extra durability to the wooden staircase.
• To reduce the use of solid wood specialized manufacturers use the multi-layers wood structure for the steps with the outer layer of thin wood and the inner with solid wood.

To have an amazing interior decor for your home and give it a natural look and feel go with a wooden staircase. The content above would have given a brief about the wooden staircase’s benefits, components, and types. For any kind of wood construction contact KRG & Co Tirupur, Tamilnadu quality wood supplier for commercial and domestic purposes.