Stair reno advice

[u/Inevitable-Curve5880]

I want to renovate these stairs and am seeking advice on these basement stairs and how to redo them. All of the other stairs have a lip except for the two leading down from the landing.

Also the stairs aren’t dirty, those are white paint spots from the previous owner lol

[u/HRModTeam]

The lip is called a “bullnose”, and the normal way to address that is to replace the treads with wider hardwood that has been stained to match the other treads.

What does a stairs renovation mean to you? What do you want to do to them?

[u/Inevitable-Curve5880 → u/HRModTeam]

Thanks for the reply. Definitely in the plan to replace all of the treads with stained hardwood. Basically, I want to rip it all out, landing and down, and start over with something better while retaining the same pitch (as to not have to redo the handrail). I thought about splitting the landing into two but not sure if that is the best route.

[u/wxrman]

I saw in Lowes an interesting idea where they take vinyl plank with the front already curved around to fit the front lip of the stairs. Might be an interesting option. I kind of a hate that half step as it's likely a tripping hazard at least but an ankle breaker or worse for elderly or drunk.

If the landing could be "whole" and then move the first 3 steps further out so that you have cleared steps up to the landing, that would be easier.

[u/Inevitable-Curve5880 → u/wxrman]

Extending out the stair may be the easiest option rather than trying to fabricate some elaborate winding staircase situation. I am replacing all of the treads with hardwood so I don’t have to baby them lol

[u/PlayItAgainSusan]

I suspect there's something important under the stairs involved that inspired such a weird decision. I'd investigate before too much planning.

[u/Blurple11]

Turn the big step and tiny step into 2 equal triangles, that's how my stairs are.