I am building out a second floor bath, the only access is over an stairs with oak treads. How do I protect them, backer board??? I now have red rosin paper down but on poly coated treads it is very slippery.
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i usually blue tape down some sill sealer and then duct tape pieces of masonite onto that works great even with 10 to 15 people working on them on a daily basis for a few months
There are a number of floor protection films available.
http://www.americover.com/floorcover.htm
http://www.installerstore.com/home.php?cat=28
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
i usally get some scrap sheetrock and cut it to fit the treads. heavy enough to stay in place and cheap. larry
hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
Cut 1/8" luaun ply to fit, tack it down with a few brads. The holes left from the brads can be hidden later either with a spot of putty or dampen them and put a warm iron on them to swell the wood closed. Or just leave em, after a few days dust will fill them (at least in my dusty house).
Protect them from what? If you're not doing demolition on the existing bath or the debris is going out the window, there shouldn't be too much need for protection.
When working in customer's homes in bad weather, I like to come and go through the garage if possible. It gives me a chance to make sure my shoes are clean enough to walk in the house. Other times I'll lay down a drop cloth from where I enter to give me that chance.
Anyway, how you protect depends on what you're protecting from.
-Don