Decor and essential practical element of your house, your staircase deserves a little special attention. And to make it back, the best solution is to give it a good paint. Whatever its material, we show you how to paint your staircase and thus offer it a successful facelift.
Every day, it’s the same thing: you take your stairs and you tell yourself that it is really time to change their look. Today, it’s decided, you will paint your staircase!
Staircase preparation
- First put your site in place by protecting the wall adjoining steps thanks to adhesive masking tape.
- Clean your staircase with a sponge and spare detergent to eliminate possible rebel spots.
- If a ramp and balusters enhance your staircase, start by paint them with a brush before tackling the steps. Proceed from top to bottom for better work comfort, by painting the walking first in the first place and then the contramarket.
- Use a repair brush for corners and angles, and a roller for steps and countermarkets.
- In order not to completely condemn access to the floor of your home, choose to paint first either one in two walking, or half the width of each step.
Case of a wooden staircase
Before Paint a wooden staircaseit will first be necessary to prepare the surface by filling the holes and cracks possibly present using a wood paste. You will then have to sand the whole of your staircase with fine sandpaper then dust it with a damp cloth. Apply a underlying specially suitable for wooden floors and allow to dry before applying two layers of paint for particularly stressed wooden floors, allowing each time the time indicated on the pot. Has your wooden staircase have already been painted and the old paint does not look great? You will then have to strip it using a chemical stripper or a thermal shift. You will do the same if it has been previously vitrified. For a staircase that has been waxed, you will then have to use a decision -maker before starting the sanding.
Paint a staircase without sanding
We understand you, the prospect of sanding your wooden staircase does not enchant you. To be able to paint it without going through the sanding stepyou will then have to choose a paint for wooden floors specially adapted to a direct application and which will not require to sand in depth beforehand. To guarantee an optimal result, you will still be recommended toslightly make your staircaseby insisting somewhat on the steps, then dusting everything with a damp cloth, so that the painting then adheres at best.
Case of a tile staircase
For paint a tiled staircaseyou will have to apply a undercoat then two layers of paint, the two specially adapted for tiling, and by perfectly drying between each step. You will start with the angles and the joints using a brush to be spumed, then continue with a small roll for more efficiency.
Case of a concrete staircase
A concrete staircase can also be painted without problem if it is not wet and if its porosity is adequate. If the concrete is too porous, it will then be necessary to apply a special undercoat for porous concrete floors before painting, and if, on the contrary, it is not porous enough, you will have to either treat it beforehand with a mixture with hydrochloric acid, or use a underlay specially adapted to non-porous concrete. After allowing this attachment primary to dry, you will apply two layers of a concrete floor paint.
Case of a stone staircase
For Paint your stone staircasechoose a primary and a paint suitable for tiled floors and stone such as granite or sandstone for example. If your staircase is outside your home, you will then opt for a special paint for outdoor floors. In any case, you will apply two layers, letting dry each time.
Paint a white staircase
A nice white staircase makes you want? This dream can come true by choosing the shade that makes you most desire among the different paints for floors adapted to your type of staircase. You will first apply a undercoat before moving on to the two usual layers of paint, spaced an adequate drying time.
Paint a staircase without a charm
Before Paint a staircase without a charmyou will have to protect the ground located below possible drips thanks to a plastic tarpaulin, and possibly help you with a scale if you want to paint the lower part of each step. If you do not want to repaint it, you will have to put an adhesive masking tape to avoid traces of paint.
