[mziese1]

am now almost at the end of completing my basement renovation. Bought the house with an unfinished basement. The builder installed a standard set of steps and risers made out of pine or some other type of lower end wood. I want to finish up my basement project by finishing the steps with a better wood for the treads. I talked to one of the flooring people at my local Lowes and he suggested that I purchase engineered oak flooring. He said that it would only increase the height a little and that the flooring would stand up to the traffic.

I was also considering purchasing 1/2" thick oak boards and just gluing and nailing them over top of the existing treads. I would also use my router to make overlap joints, so as to butt the boards. I will also be removing the bull-nose ends of the treads prior to laying either the wood planks or the engineered flooring and installing my own. If I use the planks I will also be finishing them up with a urethane made especially for floors.

I'd like to know if anyone here has resurfaced any of their steps in this manner and which they suggest is better?


Thanks

M