Serving South Salt Lake, UT
Stairs in South Salt Lake, UT
Treads, risers, landings, and the nosing detail that makes them safe.
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Houses in South Salt Lake are small, old, and have usually passed through several owners, so a stair here has often been covered more than once. Pulling carpet in the Granary District or off 2100 South can turn up an older runner, dried adhesive, and a tread patched at some point with whatever was on the truck. Railings and balusters on these runs are frequently bolted or toenailed through the tread itself, which means removing and resetting them rather than tiling around them.
What this covers
- Treads and risers in porcelain or stone
- Landings and half landings
- Bullnose and mitered nosing details
- Stair runs from a basement or a main level
- Carpeted stairs converted to tile
- Anti-slip finishes on tread surfaces
What affects the scope
Every tile job is different, and the independent installer who does the work sets their own price. These are the things they will usually need to know before they can estimate:
- The number of treads and landings in the run
- Whether the existing stairs are carpet, wood, or tile, which changes the tear-out
- How consistent the existing riser heights are before tile is added
- The nosing detail, since a mitered edge is more labor than a bullnose piece
- Whether the tile is available in a matching stair or bullnose trim
- Any railing or baluster work that has to be removed and reset
Worth asking any installer directly: are you licensed and insured for this work, what waterproofing system do you use, what is your estimate and what does it include, when could you start, and what happens if something is not right afterwards? Related reading: What does tile installation actually cost?
Stairs across South Salt Lake
Requests come from the neighborhoods around Main Street and State Street, the streets near the Granary District and 2100 South, and the older residential blocks running east toward 700 East.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much does tiling a staircase cost in South Salt Lake?
The two things that move scope most are what is found under the old covering once it comes off and whether the railing and balusters have to be removed and reset to get a clean tread. Taylorsville Tile Co. does not set prices. If an independent local installer is available for your job, that installer gives you their own estimate and you agree it directly with them before any work starts.
What is involved in removing and resetting a railing on a South Salt Lake stair?
On an older run the balusters often pass through the tread rather than sitting on it, so tiling around them leaves cuts that collect dirt and look unfinished. Taking them out means labeling the parts, pulling fasteners without splitting old dry wood, and having somewhere to store the railing while the treads are set and cured. Reinstalling can also mean new holes, because the baluster now sits on a surface that is higher than it was.
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