Crown Heritage 8075RTR Installation guide

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RETROTREAD™InstallationInstructionsforwalltowallapplications
1. Removefloorcoveringfromexistingstairtreadsandrisers.
2. Trimexistingtread1/16”behindtheriserline.
3. Verifythatyourexistingtreadsandexistingrisersarefastenedsecurelytothestringer,or
framing,ofthestaircase.Checkforscrewsornailsbackingoutofthetreadsandrisers.Ifyour
existingfastenersarebackingout,putthembackinplaceusingahammer orscrewdriver.Any
fasteners,neworexisting,inthefaceofexistingtreadsandriserswillneedtobecountersunk.
4. Makesurealltreadsand
risersarefreeofstaples,tackstrips,debrisorothermeansofsecuring
floorcovering.
5. Ifchoosingtosimplyveneerorrefinishyourexistingrisers,adhereanaestheticallypleasing
covertothefaceoftheentireriserorrefinishyourrisersbeforeyouinstallyour
RETROTREAD™.
6. Ifchoosingtoinstallnewrisers,beginatthebottomofthestaircase.Measureforwidthand
heightandcutrisertofit.Theheightofyounewrisershouldbethesameheightasyour
existingtread.
7. Installyournewriserusingaqualityconstructionadhesive
andthennailtheminplacewith
finishnails.
8. Onceyourfirstriserisinplace,installthefirst
RETROTREAD™.Measureforwidthanddepth
andcuttreadtofit.
9. Installyournew
RETROTREAD™usingaqualityurethaneadhesive.Neverusewaterbased
adhesiveswiththe
RETROTREAD™.Finishnailsmaybeusedtohelpholdthetreadinplaceas
theadhesivecures.
10. Repeatsteps79untilyourstaircaseiscomplete.
RETROTREAD™InstallationInstructionsforopenendedtreads
11. Followsteps110forwalltowallapplications.Step2willneedtoberepeatedontheopen
endoftheexistingtreadaswellasthefrontside.
12. Wheninstalling
RETROTREAD™inanopenendedapplication,areversiblenosingisavailableto
finishtheexposedendgrainofthetread.Thisnosingwillhavetobetrimmedtofitandapplied
afterthenewtreadisinstalled.
13. Measurefromthefrontofthenosingonthenewlyinstalled
RETROTREAD™tothefrontofthe
finishedriser.Addoneinchtothemeasurementandcutyourreversiblenosingtothat
dimension.
14. Attachthenosingsothattheprofileofthenosingandthefrontofthetreadlineup.Usewood
glueandfinishnailstosecurethenosing
tothetread.
RETROTREAD™TipsandTricks
1. Ifyourexistingtreadsaresqueaking,securethemwithadditionalwoodscrewsbeforeinstalling
yournew
RETROTREAD™.Additionalscrewscanbeaddedtoattachtheexistingtreadstothe
staircasestringer.Thiswillalsopreventsqueaksfromoccurringinthefuture.Donotuse
sheetrockscrews.
2. Wheninstallingnewrisers,youmaychoosetoreturntheexposedendsoftheriseronopen
staircases.
Thiscanbedonebycuttinga45°miteredreturnacros sthebackoftheriseronthe
opensidemakingthefaceoftheriserlongerthantheback.Cutthereturnfromapieceofriser
thatyoucanholdsafelytomakethecut.Gluethereturnin
placeusingwoodglue.Otherwise,
youwillneedtosandandfilltheendgrainofthenewriserbeforefinishing.
3. Youcanalsocutamiteredreturnonthebackendofthereversiblenosingtoachieveamore
finishedlookifdesired.
4. Checkthecornersof
yourrisersandtreadsforsquareandplumb.Typically,youwillnotfind
thatthecornersareatrue90°.Asimpleanglefindercanbeveryusefulinfindingexactangles
inyourstaircase.Youcanthenadjustyourmitersawaccordinglyandcuteachtreadandriser
specifically
foritslocationinthestaircase.
5. Besuretodryfitallyourpartsbeforepermanentlyinstallingthem.Thiswillallowyoutomake
adjustmentsasneededwithouttearingapartyourwork.
6. Moststairtreads,whetherstainorcarpetgradeareroughlyoneinchthick.The
RETROTREAD™
isdesignedtoconcealimperfectionsandexistingtreadswithits1¼”covemoulding.Ifyou
encounteracarpetgradetreadcutoutofdimensionallumbersuchasa2X10,theuseofa
scrollbracketmayberequiredtocompletelyconcealtheendoftheexistingtread
onopen
staircases.Scrollbracketsmustbeinstalledafterthenewriserandbeforethe
RETROTREAD™.
7. Ifcaulkorputtyisneededtofillgapsleftbetweentheendsoftheriserandthewall,applyyour
choiceoffillerbeforeyouinstallthe
RETROTREAD™.
8. Considerfinishingyour
RETROTREAD™aftercuttingtosizebutbeforeinstalling.
9. Measuretwice,cutonce.
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