re: Replaced my 1970s era carpeted stairway with real stairs

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were the landings small?

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yes, ridiculously small; if you look at the pic i posted; its because they used those thick arse 2x4s for the risers so you lose almost 2" off every step because then the tread 2x4 was cut short so it would be flush with the stringer. honestly, you can see how much more roomy the treads are just looking at the side by side picsabove.

Jesus, caveman work on these things originally.

that pic doesn't do the original stairs justice; they weren't even level and when you're in the 'zone' going up and down stairs quickly, a slanted tread or tread that is a different height will absolutely result in you tripping at some point. no way to avoid it unless you walk up the stairs like a 90 year old. i've tripped more times than i can count on those old stairs when i was running up and down for something.

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landings are so small even my 11 year old commented on having to walk on her tip toes

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i think treads should be 12"(?) or something close to that and when they took away that board used for the riser and then had the tread extend an inch or so past the stringer, its like i'm living in a whole new house.

its insane what a difference it made..you can literally go up and down the stairs twice as fast now.

cgrand, do it. worth the investment.

to the other poster, i used Floorz out of Cool Springs/Brentwood TN and they may have given me a discount because i had already purchased 3,300sf of flooring from them, but I got the impression this is their normal price.

Great guys. Huge panel truck and when i peeked inside, it looked like they had a tool or paint or glue for every scenario imaginable.

this crew literally only does stairs. thats their entire speciality.