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If the construction process is already behind and the magnificent pine-made construction made by yourself is already standing in your country house, then it's time to start painting it. How and what to paint the staircase system, what types of paint and varnish products to give preference to - this and many other things this article will tell.

The pine staircase, covered with varnish, looks beautiful and soundly

Features of staining wooden surfaces

Pine varnish and paint coating has its own characteristics. After all, as you know, wood, in contrast to metal, plastic and stone, is hygroscopic. In addition, paints, varnishes and solvents eat its surface no worse than water. This can cause the wood fibers to change and the surface will become rough.

That is why it is possible to paint a staircase made of pine with your own hands only with that coating, which is designed specifically for these purposes.

Due to the unique resinous structure, pine wood requires a special approach and certain knowledge.

Do I need to paint the tree

The texture of the wood itself is quite beautiful and can be used as part of the decor. In this case, its coating can be made transparent or translucent.

Pine has a high content of resin impregnating the material. Therefore, not all paint will lie evenly on the tarred area.

By painting a tree, you not only make it more attractive, but also protect it from external factors.

Stain

This layer is required and should be the first when processing wood. Its advantages:

• firstly, it prevents the tree from fungus;
• secondly, protects from decay;
• thirdly, does not allow the reproduction of midges in wood.

In addition, the stain forms a moisture barrier and prevents the pine from cracking.

Pine tree produces a large amount of resin and therefore requires very careful processing.

However, this coating alone is not enough, since it is not able to protect the tree from mechanical wear. And walking on the soaked stairs only barefoot or in slippers, you see, is not very convenient.

What coating to apply

The second layer after applying the stain should be varnish or enamel.

The appearance of the entire structure depends on the right choice of quality coating.

Enamel

For painting low grade wood stairs best choice  there will be enamel. It will hide putty on knots and cracks and protect the surface from wear and mechanical damage. In addition, the enamel layer is very easy to clean - it is quite simple to wash it periodically.

Enamel is able to hide all the flaws of the wood texture.

Lacquer

If the surface of the pine staircase is flat and devoid of any damage, then varnish is the best choice. It will emphasize the beauty of the texture and ennoble its appearance.

If the pine wood is of the highest quality, then it can be varnished.

The lacquered surface of the pine staircase looks extremely beautiful.

When to paint

Many beginners are interested in the question of when to paint and varnish a staircase from a pine tree - before installation or after.

You can paint the stairs, both after assembly, and before, depending on the type of construction

According to many experts, it is necessary to cover a product with varnish or paint as follows:

• If anchor bolts, screws and studs are used for the installation of the staircase structure, it is most reasonable to apply a coating layer to the components before they are joined together. This will allow you to reliably protect from negative external influences those planes that after installation of the system will be inaccessible.
• If you use glue to build the stairs with your own hands to connect its components, then you need to finish the staircase with a finished staircase to varnish or paint the surface.

It’s better to varnish the staircase in the finished, finally assembled form

How to choose the right paint and varnish

Before deciding on the desired coating, it is necessary to divide the working surface of the stairs from pine into separate components, since they have a completely different operating mode.

When choosing paint and varnish, you should give preference to trusted brands.

For example, steps are subject to more severe wear - on the wood surface, studs and heels can leave prints if the protective layer of the coating is weak.

At the same time, handrails and accessories, as well as risers, are almost not overloaded. And, therefore, their coating has a more decorative function. Hence the choice of materials.

Accessories (balusters and railings) must also be covered with high-quality paint products

Determine the type of coverage

So how do you paint your own staircase from pine with your own hands and choose the right varnish and paint?

For the working plane of the steps, alkyd enamels for the floor are used - for example, domestic PF-266 paint, as well as its imported analogues.

In a specialized store you can pick up any color

The best varnish for stairs made of pine is polyurethane parquet. Its cost is quite high, but despite this it is very high quality and forms a strong and wear-resistant protective surface.

For those surfaces that do not experience strong mechanical stresses, PF-115 enamels can be advised.

The paint and varnish industry today offers many high-quality types of varnishes and paints for wood processing

As for the varnish, the nitrocellulose varnishes of the NTs series or alkyd PF-170, which are affordable, are the best option.

Staining process

So, we now know how to paint a pine staircase. It remains to figure out how to do it yourself.

When purchasing a varnish for pine wood, carefully read its instructions

The entire staining process is divided into the following stages:

• Degreasing the surface.
• Putty application.
• Grinding the product.
• Painting the stairs.

The processing of the staircase structure must take place in a clearly defined sequence.

Degreasing

This is the first step of the preliminary work. Pine, as you know, has a resinous surface, and in order to remove it, it is necessary to treat the product with a special solvent. For these purposes, ordinary turpentine is perfect.

To degrease the surface of the stairs from pine, you can use ordinary turpentine

Putty

In order to close up all the flaws in the structure, it must be puttied. In this case, the best choice would be a special acrylic putty on wood.

Before painting, the product must be puttied, thereby making the surface perfectly smooth

Grinding

Immediately before painting the stairs from the pine, to obtain a perfect surface, the product must be sanded. Steps are best handled with a grinder, and balusters and railings manually.

On a well-polished surface, the paint will lie evenly

Dyeing

It is better to paint the pine structure with a brush. Do not spray alkyd enamel or viscous varnish with a spray gun, but for the roller the surface of the stairs has a rather difficult shape.

Painting is carried out in three layers, and polyurethane varnish can be applied to the steps and in 6-7 layers, since it performs, in addition to the aesthetic function, also protective against mechanical damage.

Dyeing should be carried out with gloves and in compliance with all safety standards.

After application of the first layer and its complete drying, the entire surface is sanded with an emery cloth.

Now you know how to paint a pine staircase with your own hands and make a choice of varnish. But, if for some reason you do not want to build and then paint the structure yourself, you can always take advantage of the offers of our online store and buy from us a ready-made staircase made of pine or any other material

Stairs are very sensitive to environmental influences. Even plain water has a negative effect on the coating, and after all, various detergents are often used when cleaning. It must be borne in mind that all materials, whether it is wood, metal or concrete, have their weaknesses and can be damaged during operation. Even those stairs that are indoors are susceptible to changes in humidity, temperature fluctuations, sunlight.

If you do not take care of protecting the surface in time, external factors will significantly reduce the life of the product. Most effective way  Anti-aging material is covering the stairs with enamel, varnish, paint and stain. Depending on certain conditions, you can choose one or another paint coating. Let's figure out how to cover the stairs for you.

Oil paints

When choosing paint, consider the design of the room. The staircase should be in harmony with the interior, and not in any way contradict. Alkyd paints are easy to apply, urethane-alkyd paints are excellent for already painted surfaces, while pigmented ones hide minor defects.

They are divided into densely grated, sold in the form of a powder, which must be dissolved with drying oil, and ready for use. Drying oil can be artificial or natural. Artificial drying oils are cheaper, but give less quality coverage.

For painting internal products that will only experience mechanical stress, paint for stairs on an artificial linseed oil is suitable. If processing of a street structure is supposed, mixes exclusively on a natural basis are necessary;

Varnish for stairs

If you want to paint the flight of stairs and at the same time emphasize the beauty of natural wood, then you better buy a varnish for the stairs. Most of them dry quickly and are easy to apply. To decide which varnish to coat wooden staircase, pay attention to the conditions of its operation and the type of wood from which the product is made.

Oil varnishes

This is a mixture of vegetable oils with artificial or natural resins, for example, oil-rosin varnishes. When dried, the varnish forms a solid layer of yellowish color. Due to the low resistance to external factors, oil varnishes are used to paint stairs installed inside the house.

Alcohol varnishes

When alcohol interacts with natural resins, such as sandaraka and shellac, varnishes with a concentration of 30-45% are obtained. Due to the high rate of weathering of alcohol and the low dissolution rate of resins, it is possible to apply several layers without destroying the previous ones. Coatings with excellent resistance to mechanical damage and adhesion to most materials are obtained. Treated surfaces are well polished, but have a low water resistance.

To date, oil and alcohol varnishes are produced in small volumes, since their production requires expensive natural raw materials. As a rule, they are used in special cases, for example, for covering musical instruments.

Alkyd varnishes

The films are transparent, solid, with a slight shade. They have good adhesion to many surfaces, waterproof. They are used for both outdoor and indoor stairs. In everyday life, alkyd varnishes are often confused with oil varnishes - this is wrong, because although alkyd resins are used in the production of vegetable oils, which have a serious effect on the characteristics of the final product, alkyd varnishes differ in chemical and qualitative composition from oil varnishes and significantly exceed their properties.

Cellulose nitrate varnishes

Nitro coatings cover the surface with a dense, almost colorless, quick-drying film. Usually nitro-varnishes are used for varnishing wooden stairs. However, in some cases, they are used to paint a metal product by applying the last layer. Cellulose nitrate varnishes are excellent for indoor use, less often they are used to protect against natural factors.

Polyester varnishes

Surely, many applied the epithet "polished" to the shiny surfaces of wooden furniture - this is the result of applying polyester varnishes. These protective coatings for wood are multicomponent mixtures and require special accuracy. Polyester varnishes do not shrink, because the solvent does not evaporate during the hardening process, but polymerizes with the dissolved resin; form solid thick films resistant to water and other reagents.

On their basis, high-quality automotive putties are produced.

Epoxy varnishes

They are used with special hardeners, the volume of which depends on the type of resin and the nature of the hardener itself. Epoxy varnishes are characterized by increased resistance to water and alkalis, compatibility with other coatings and mechanical strength, however, they remain insufficiently weather resistant.

Polyurethane varnishes

They are characterized by exceptional mechanical strength and high wear resistance. Perhaps the best varnish for stairs. Polyurethane coatings are a costly pleasure, but their outstanding performance and extended service life make up for the high cost. For example, parquet floors, stairs and accessories in the halls of museums and palaces of artistic value are covered with these varnishes.

Water-based polyurethane varnish belongs to innovative developments. It combines the environmental friendliness of acrylic varnishes and the strength of polyurethane. Water-based varnishes are inferior to pure polyurethane, but the use of special additives significantly improves performance.

To spray large areas with varnish, a sprayer is useful, and if the stairs are small, then a wide brush will do.

Some varnishes are durable, wear resistant, absolutely transparent and have no pungent odor, but at the same time they have one significant drawback: it will be possible to use the stairs treated with this coating only a week after painting. If you are not happy with this prospect, use another paint coat, which is also wear-resistant, but dries almost instantly. Naturally, it will be more expensive or inferior to the first in a number of other characteristics.

Enamels

Enamels are obtained by mixing coloring pigments and varnishes, combining the advantages of both materials. Enamels, like varnishes, envelop the surface with a shiny protective film, and, like paints, give a certain color. However, enamel is destroyed by exposure to water, which is why it is almost never used to cover stairs.

There are glyptal, oil, nitro enamels and other types of enamels. Depending on the type of varnish added, you can get a glossy, matte, or semi-gloss surface.

Stains and impregnations

Stain is a type of impregnation that also has antiseptic properties. After treatment with a stain, the tree becomes fire hazard. Sometimes, a layer of varnish is still applied on top. In this case, care must be taken to ensure that the stain and varnish for the stairs are compatible with each other.

When choosing a stain, you must remember that under its action the wood darkens slightly, the color becomes more saturated. For an inexperienced craftsman who decides which varnish to use on a wooden staircase, wax or oil based impregnations can be recommended, which can be applied in several layers. There are also alcohol impregnations and nitro impregnations.

Oil for stairs

Today, oils are manufactured using modern technologies and have a base of wax and natural vegetable oils. The product contains:

• jojoba oil;
• sunflower oil;
• flaxseed oil;
• candelilla wax;
• carnauba wax;
• beeswax.

Oils for painting stairs are a worthy replacement for traditional varnish. The material is deeply absorbed into the surface, forming a protective coating for the tree, withstands significant loads and highlights the texture of the tree. The surface of the steps acquires excellent performance. In addition, the oil has good bactericidal properties: wood fungi and mold do not form on the treated surface. Suitable for use in high traffic areas.

Benefits:

• ease of application;
• possesses water-repellent properties;
• suitable for local repair;
• increases the level of wear resistance;
• no unpleasant odor;
• is an environmentally friendly product.

After you decide what to paint the stairs with, you can proceed directly to the processing of the material. If you do not have sufficient experience, seek the help of professionals, but remember that this will affect the final cost. If you are going to do it yourself, then let's take a look at how to paint a wooden staircase.

How to paint a wooden staircase

Before applying the paintwork, the surface must be prepared. The painting technology largely depends on the type of wood, on whether you want to hide the texture of the tree or, on the contrary, highlight it, and what exactly you decided to cover the flight of stairs with.

Preparatory work

If dense staining is expected, then the surface of the stairs must be carefully cleaned and covered with a putty that will hide all chips. Then the tree is polished, and the work is carried out in two stages with a break of several days. So the maximum result is achieved. After this, a primer is applied.

If you have painted before, try applying urethane-alkyd paint to a small area. If the layer lay evenly, does not peel and does not warp, then you can continue. Otherwise, you will have to remove the old paint. To do this, use a washing composition. Alternatively, you can try to heat the wood with a construction hairdryer and then scrape off the paint with a spatula.

Softening of softwood

Coniferous ladders, such as pine, require special attention. This material, due to its cheapness and ease of processing, is very popular, but it requires additional processing - resins. It is necessary for several reasons:

• the protruding resin creates a sticky film that prevents the absorption of the protective composition;
• places where resin accumulates darken and look ugly;
• because of the resin, the product is colored unevenly and poorly.

Resin removal of wood is the process of treating a wood surface to completely or partially remove excess resin. Mostly, various solvents are used for de-tarring. For pine, the best choice would be a 25% solution of technical acetone, which should be applied with a brush, and then rinse the treated surface with warm water and dry thoroughly. Too large tarred places will have to be cut with a knife and sealed with irregularities by putty.

Listed below are the components that make up the solution for desalting.

1. hot water - 1 l;
2. potash - 50 grams;
3. baking soda - 45-50 grams;
4. soap flakes - 30-40 grams;
5. acetone - 200 grams;
6. alcohol - 10 grams;

Further painting of the pine staircase is possible only after the tree is completely dry.

DIY wooden staircase painting

It is important to know not only how, but also how to paint the stairs. It is best to apply paint coatings with a spray. There are electric and pneumatic sprayers. With their help, you can cover the product with an even layer. But if this device is not, the usual wide brushes will do. It is recommended to work with brushes with short and hard bristles with thick and slowly drying paints. For more fluid coatings, use soft hair brushes, they are also called fleets. The brush should be held at an angle of 45 degrees to the working surface. To wash the brush, soak it in a solvent or turpentine.

The paintwork should be applied in 2-3 layers, evenly distributing over the entire surface of the product. First paint one side, then turn it over and cover the opposite. In this case, you need to have time to paint the entire surface before the coating dries, so that there are no bumps and smudges. In order to work more conveniently, and the paint or varnish is not smeared, it is necessary to adapt wooden supports. And periodically stirring the paint, you will prevent the appearance of lumps and sediment.

1. When deciding how to cover the steps, keep in mind that glossy enamels are better not to use, as the painted surface will become slippery. If you decide to use varnish for the steps of the stairs, then give preference to matte or semi-matte coatings, which will hide the flaws;
2. If you know how to properly paint a wooden staircase, then it is no secret for you that the paintwork should be applied in three layers. The first layer of paint is applied along the structure of the tree, then across the fibers and again along. Each subsequent layer is applied only after the previous has dried;
3. In the case when long-drying varnishes or paints are used, but there is no emergency lift, it is recommended to cover the wooden stairs with varnish through the step. So you can operate it, although it is not very convenient;
4. Before you paint the stairs or varnish, make sure that not only the steps and railings shine clean, but the whole room has been cleaned. Otherwise, the dust will settle on a dry surface and spoil all the work.

How to paint a metal staircase

In a private house there is sure to be a metal staircase, the longevity of which largely depends on the protective coating. Therefore, you need to know how and how to paint the stairs.

In this case, the preparatory work is reduced to the removal of rust. For this, a grinder with a stiff wire brush, sandpaper or special solvents can be used.

After the rust is removed, the metal surface is degreased and covered with a primer. Painting the stairs can only be carried out after the primer is completely dry. Places where there was rust, it is recommended to handle very carefully.

If you work with a ladder on which there are welds, then be sure to clean them to shine.

The metal staircase coating must be highly resistant to abrasion and environmental influences. Choosing the right enamel or paint , proceed directly to the application of paintwork. If the staircase has been painted earlier, apply the coating to a small area. If after drying the paint lies well and the old layer does not shine through it, you can continue to work. If the quality does not satisfy you, you will have to remove the old paint.

The steps should be painted with particular care, usually twice as many layers are applied to them than to other elements.

Concrete staircase painting

Concrete painting not only gives the product a more attractive appearance, but also protects the surface from premature wear, damage, exposure to atmospheric factors.

The following options are possible:

1. adding coloring pigments to the concrete mixture;
2. painting the finished stairs, as in the case of a wooden or metal structure.

In the first case, special pigments are used that are resistant to moisture and sunlight. To achieve cleaner tones, white concrete is recommended. This method allows to obtain a more saturated color and uniform coating. The disadvantage is the high cost, the complexity and the inability to use for finished concrete stairs.

The second option provides that the flights of stairs are covered with special paints for concrete:

• one;
• acrylic;
• polyurethane.

At the stage of preliminary preparation, the ladder is ground to eliminate bumps and primed to provide better adhesion to the surface. And then, having decided what color to paint the stairs in, you apply the coating on the steps with a wide roller with a medium-length pile.

Repair is a very important decision, so you need to know some key nuances, especially when it comes to choosing a cover for a wooden staircase.   It is necessary to use several types of coating - primer, oil paints and various varnishes.  Although you can use other substances.

Materials for processing steps of wooden stairs

Stairs are quite sensitive to various cleaning and detergents, but not only household chemicals affect the steps. Of no less importance is the influence of factors such as humidity, temperature fluctuations and the influence of sunlight. Therefore, so that your steps serve for a long time and do not lose their level of quality, it is important to cover the stairs with reliable protection.

So what to use in order to cover the steps? List of materials that can be used:

• primers and stains;
• paints of various production;
• varnish compositions;
• paste.

Primers and stains

Stain is one of the cheapest compounds for covering stairs. Impregnation is of different colors. It is designed to protect wood and gives it a certain shade. But it is better not to cover the stairs only with a stain - after drying, use varnish.

The primer is usually used before applying varnish or paint, as it improves adhesion to the wood and makes the wood structure more uniform. If the primer is slightly tinted, then you can emphasize the characteristic woody pattern. The primer also contains substances that prevent the tree from rotting.

Oil paints

If you opted for oil paints, it is important to consider the design of the room itself. Stairs should be combined with the existing interior. Manufacturers offer a wide selection of this kind of product.

You can purchase alkyd paints, which are distinguished by their excellent consistency, which simplifies the application process or dwell on urethane-alkyd products that ideally fit on already painted surfaces. Also, stores offer pigmented paints, the processing of which will be able to hide existing defects in the stairs and steps.

Lacquered stairs

If you want to emphasize the beauty and uniqueness of wooden stairs in the house, then it is worth paying attention to such an impregnation as varnish. To correctly determine what type of varnish suits your steps, check the conditions of use of wood and the type of wood used in the house. So, the varnish products presented in stores are characterized by the following list:

Ladder paste

Pasta is considered an unconventional type of coating. It consists of linseed oil and beeswax. The consistency of the paste depends on the hardness of the tree. If the tree is solid, then there should be four times more linseed oil than wax. For soft breeds, two parts of the oil are taken per part of the wax. You can cook the pasta yourself or buy in the store.

The surface treatment is quite simple: the paste is simply rubbed, for this you need to use a natural cloth without lint - this will make the surface of the stairs a bit dull, with a silky sheen.

Conclusion

Do not choose only one material for covering wooden stairs. It is better to combine several, as this will save money and extend the life of the tree.

For processing wooden stairs, primers, paints and varnishes are traditionally used, but you can also choose a more non-standard option - paste, which will give the steps a special texture. There are a lot of materials for processing stairs, so the choice always remains with the buyer.

Wooden staircases themselves are a creation that is pleasing to the eye, but they can crack over time or get out of shape. Even if they are made from good varieties of trees, like oak or pine, care is needed. One of the most popular care options is painting a wooden staircase. You need to know that, although the process of looking after them is called painting, it involves not only it, but also varnishing, enameling and several other operations.

Attention! When performing work with wooden elements, it is necessary to remember that their service life will directly depend on the quality of your work, therefore, for your beloved, you must try to do everything qualitatively so that after a few years you do not have to redo everything.

What is the treatment of wooden stairs in residential buildings?

So, what options for working on wooden stairs still exist? What can be done with them to change the appearance of wooden stairs when they are painted, or as an element of decor in the house? First you need to understand the types of processing:

• painting;
• varnishing;
• drawing a varnish;
• enamel application;
• impregnation application.

Painting

When choosing a painting color, it is necessary to choose one so that it as much as possible matches the natural color of the tree of which the wooden staircase is made. The peculiarity of this type of processing is that it allows you to hide both the beauty and advantages of various varieties of wood, as well as their disadvantages when painting. For cheap materials, painting a wooden staircase will only help, but for expensive and high-quality varieties of wood, you need to be as careful as possible so that the paint does not hide their beauty. After all, what's the point of buying an expensive, pleasant-looking or smelling tree if no one can admire it? Of course, there can be strength on its side, but if you focus only on this parameter, then you can generally install iron steps.

Varnishing

Unlike paints, varnishes do not hide, but on the contrary - flaunt the beauty of natural wood. Good words cannot be said about the speed of their drying. Separately, it is worth mentioning on the basis of what they are made on the basis of alcohol and nitrocellulose. The former are used exclusively for the interior of buildings, while the latter are used to cover the outer porches.

Polishes

If only paint or varnish is applied, then it cannot be said that the processing of the wooden staircase is finished. To achieve the effect when the tree after painting will sparkle in the sun, you can use the option coated with polishes. They are matched to the color of the tree, but care must be taken that they do not obscure it.

Enamels

They can simultaneously give the necessary color, as well as provide feasible protection by creating a special enveloping film that will protect the wood. Enamel is applied in the form of an aerosol, so you must shake well before using it. The fact is that in a calm state, the enamel resembles a gel, it is for its transition from a helium to a liquid state that you need to shake off the spray can.

Impregnation

They can not only “create” the necessary color for the tree, but also have septic properties, and can also provide mediocre resistance to the spread of fire. For stairs, it is recommended to use oil or wax impregnation. After all, they can be applied in several layers. Therefore, they are very well suited for practice to those people who have never before been saturated. They are sold already in the form of ready-made solutions or in the form of powders that must be dissolved in order to start using.

How is the process of painting a wooden staircase in a residential building?

Now that you know how the wooden stairs in houses are painted, it’s worth talking separately about how they are painted. After all, any action, no matter how easy it may seem, requires a certain technology of execution. The process of painting a wooden staircase includes 3 stages:

• surface preparation that will be painted;
• in fact, the painting itself;
• coating the surface with varnish.

Training

To achieve a flat surface for painting, it is ground and putty. The putty is matched to the color of the wood. After everything is dry, the initial grinding process begins, which is carried out with sandpaper. After the initial grinding, a break of several days is necessary to raise the pile, in order to polish everything clean during the secondary grinding. Before applying the paint, primer the surface 2 times.

Painting

It is important to know how and how to apply paint to a wooden staircase. When applying paint such as "stain" on the stairs, you can use electric or pneumatic sprayers. In case of their absence, you can resort to the services of ordinary brushes. For thicker, slow-drying and lasting paints, bristle brushes are suitable. Liquid paints will be better applied with soft hair brushes. The principle is simple - if the paint is thick - you need a brush with a small amount of hair. If liquid - a brush with as many hairs as possible.

When working, the brush must be held at an angle of 45 degrees, press moderately hard, but not so that the hairs fall out. After finishing work, it is necessary to use turpentine or some other strong solvent to clean the residue.

Given that the result of painting is always perceived subjectively, it is impossible to say where the line is, after which everyone will be satisfied. Therefore, if after painting, it seems that somewhere something was not sufficiently painted, then the wooden staircase in the house should be painted again. Secondary painting should be applied only after the previous coat has completely dried.

Varnishing

Varnishing has its own performance characteristics. So, with it, it is necessary that the operation takes place in the most ventilated area, in order to avoid dust settling on the surface that has just been varnished. Before applying to the step itself, it must be well cleaned, allowed to dry the paint, and only then apply varnish to the wooden staircase. Wide details of wooden steps are varnished with spray guns, and narrow with brushes. In this case, it is necessary to check once again the presence of irregularities or physical imperfections of the wooden steps of the stairs, and if they are found, it will return to the stage of preparation or painting and fix the problem.

The desire to learn how to paint a wooden staircase with your own hands, sooner or later, visits any owner of a two-story house. Everyone understands that this task cannot be too complicated, and calling for a brigade of painters, whose work will have to be paid for, will be advisable only if the owner himself is extremely busy. At the same time, it is clear that without some knowledge of materials and technology, it is easy to spoil the whole thing, as a result of which, in the best case, it is necessary to redo the work, and in the worst, to change the entire structure or its individual parts. Below, detailed recommendations will be made, after reading which any homeowner will be able to paint the wooden staircase without a single mistake.

Subtleties of Design

Staining any wooden product involves applying one of two types of coatings - varnish or paint. Varnishing is a very strong move in terms of design, since the entire wood texture, which always looks very impressive, remains in sight. This statement is true only if the material was sufficiently high-quality, that is, it did not have knots or other defects. Such stairs are not so common, as they are quite expensive.

If the homeowner, as often happens, made all the elements of the stairs with his own hands from what was at hand, it should be covered with paint. In addition to masking defects, this material will make it possible to give the staircase any color, while varnished wood can only have its natural shade.

Paint and Arsenal

Consider in detail what materials are available today to the home master:

1. Paint - the label should be marked "for woodwork." For the first staining, it is better to use alkyd paint, for repeated - urethane-alkyd paint. If the staircase is located outside the house, you should choose a composition based on natural drying oil. Such paints are of the highest quality and lasting. For internal work, a synthetic-based paint is also quite suitable. Do not forget that cheap low-quality materials can evaporate components harmful to human health, so it is better to give preference to the compositions of famous brands - Betolux, Pesto, Tikkurila Empire.
2. Enamel - painting a tree with it, in addition to the decorative effect, provides the highest level of protection against moisture, temperature extremes, ultraviolet radiation and other damaging factors. This property is explained by the fact that when dried, this composition, which is a mixture of colorless varnish and special additives, forms a dense impermeable film. When choosing enamel for internal work, you should also pay attention to its toxicity and speed of drying. Hazardous volatile components are not used in expensive high-quality enamels from famous manufacturers, for example, the Italian company Sirca and the Swedish Synteko.
3. Stain - this composition allows you to give the wood a noble appearance, changing its tone to darker. It is rather difficult to predict the result, therefore, before painting the entire staircase, it is recommended to cover the wooden surface of a small area and see how it will look after that.
4. Varnish - this coating can be both completely colorless, and with the content of tinting pigment (transparency is not violated).

According to the field of application, varnishes are divided into two types:

• alcohol-based - used for internal work as the least toxic and quick-drying;
• based on nitrocellulose - a street version that is more resistant to weather factors through the use of plasticizers and hardeners.

Since individual elements of the staircase are subjected to intense exposure, glossy varnish should not be used: scuffs on the railing and steps will quickly become clearly visible.

In addition to the listed compounds, a variety of impregnations are used for wood processing, making this material non-combustible and resistant to decay. After staining, the structure can be treated with a special tool - a varnish that will give the coating a shine and help extend its life.

To properly paint a wooden staircase, the master must perform the following steps:

1. Surface preparation: all cracks, crevices and other similar defects should be repaired with wood putty. If it is supposed to use colorless varnish as a coating, putty should be carefully selected to match the wood. After the mixture has dried, the treated areas are ground using sandpaper. This procedure must be repeated after a couple of days, when the putty is finally polymerized.
2. Primer application: before covering the wooden staircase with this material, it should be thoroughly cleaned from the smallest dust left after grinding. The primer is put in two layers, the second layer being applied one day after the first treatment. Apply the composition with a roller or brush.
3. Application of varnish or paint: the paint composition is applied after thorough mixing. If tinted varnish is supposed to be used for staining, it should be mixed with color in accordance with the recipe given on the package.

Thicker compositions are more convenient to apply with a round brush, diluted - flat with a soft bristle.

Also apply rollers, spray guns and spray guns.

It is better to paint a wooden staircase in the house from top to bottom, starting with the largest elements - steps, kosour, railings.

If you exclude the use of the stairs for the period of painting, there is no possibility, the steps are painted in two stages: first even, then odd.

Paint or varnish should be applied in a uniform layer, making sure that no drops form from below. The operation must be repeated from 2 to 6 times, and each subsequent layer is applied only after the previous one dries.

Conclusion

Painting a wooden staircase does not require special talent and can be done by anyone. The main thing that you should pay attention to is that the paints, varnishes and impregnations used should not pose a threat to human health, especially if they are used indoors.

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