Hello,
I'm starting a project and have hit the first road block, or maybe it's just a speed bump. I'm hoping someone here might have some better suggestions than what I have come up with so far.
I have a half-flight, interior staircase that is open. There are no riser plates between the stair treads. So as you walk up the stairs, from the landing, you can see through the steps, into the room below.
I would like to enclose the back of the open staircase with either a sheet of plywood, drywall or some other material. I would also like to be able to easily remove this backing in the future for cleaning or in case I want to make this a more permanent and elegant solution. Since the top of the backing would meet the ceiling of the room below I would also like to try to match the ceiling texture between that ceiling and the stair backing. The downstairs ceiling is a sand paint base.
So, I was thinking that drywall would not be the best choice since it might be difficult to easily remove in the future, and I wouldn't be able to tape the joints where it meets the wall and ceiling. I guess I could add a piece of wood trim along the edges, but it would stand out. And if I used plywood, I'm worried that the wood grain will show through the paint. I guess the wall and ceiling joints are going to be a problem with whatever material I use. Given some of my past handyman experiences, I don't want this to look half-assed.
Any other material that might work as the backing? Or since this a small piece of backing, could I just skim coat the plywood, lightly sand smooth, and then apply the sand paint?
Any other ideas?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Thanks,
Roo
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