Edward Thompson

Sun 12 Oct 2014 02:40pm

Hi Martin you can't remove the treads you can only try to pry them apart while you pour glue into the joint. It sounds like you need to gain access to the back of the stairs this will involve removing plasterboard. Check to see if glue blocks were fitted where the tread meets the riser ( triangular pieces of timber) if these have come loose it maybe best to remove them and fit a length of 50mmx50mm in its place along the full length of each tread. Put plenty of glue on the edges that touch the tread and riser and screw them in from the front of the stairs' you will need some assistance to do this, this will normally fix any squeaks. Ed

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Dominic Green

Tue 14 Oct 2014 09:18pm

Use gripper glue and plenty of it, don't walk on treads once glued for 5days, it pays to glue alternate treads. This is only possible if underside of stairs are visible.

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