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Coretec Calypso Oak - stairs?

3 years ago

Anyone have Calypso Oak? What did you do for your stairs?

We did our downstairs in Calypso and would like to bring it upstairs, too. The problem is I can't figure out what to do for the stairs. If we did Calypso on the steps there would be seams and I'm not loving that idea at all. If we did real oak wood we'd have to find a stain to match and I'm concerned that could be a challenge. Thoughts/advice?

Thanks in advance!

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jenwinston73
last year
Curious what you ended up doing with your stairs. We have the same issue. My contractor told me that vinyl steps don’t hold up well.
Sue
7 months ago
@jenwinston73 We just had the calypso oak installed on the main level of a remodel and they are gorgeous. Coretec makes stair treads and that's what we used. They turned out great! We also got matching inset vents that were a little bit of a splurge but worth it!
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Adam
5 months ago
Sue, do you have a picture of your Calypso Oak stair treads? Would love to see the stairs and the floors .
Sue
5 months ago
Sue
5 months ago
jenwinston73
5 months ago
That looks great. Is it Calypso Oak? I couldn’t find that on their website. We ended up getting stair noses which doesn’t look as clean as a full tread. It looks ok, but wish we had the full tread.
Sue
5 months ago
It is Calypso Oak. I was told that Coretec is the only one that makes matching stair treads. We are very happy with the way it turned out.
Sue
5 months ago
I'm trying to get a picture of the floor posted but it's not working. I'll keep trying so you can see them.
Grace Hood
5 months ago
For those that have installed Calypso Oak on stairs and main levels, how is it holding up 2,4, 10 years after the fact? I wanted to installed LVP to have in my entry way, on stair, and on my main level, but my contractor had a lot of negative things to say about LVP and scratches. Any feedback would be appreciated.

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