Hi,
I need some advice from the experts on this forum. I"m having prefinished oak hardwood flooring put in my house and have decided to rip up the rugs on the staircase and put treads and risers to match. A few questions.
1. Should the treads and risers be independent of each other to allow for expansion?
2. I would like to paint the risers white. Should I just use oak or some other material?
3 Should I use some kind of mastic? Or just wood glue at the front of the tread and middle of the riser to allow for expansion
4. What kind of fasteners should I use?
5. Should the tread and riser be cut slightly smaller (maybe a sixteenth of an inch) to allow for seasonal expansion and contraction?
Thanks for your time,
Dave