I would like some opinions on my new staircase.

[Mex-Busnut]

Thanks in advance, my friends! I am attaching before and after pictures to this post.

More info here:
http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?topic=22081.msg279104#msg279104

[Dave5Cs]

SWEEEEET, Shinny and easy to clean I would think.

Dave5Cs

[Mex-Busnut]

Thanks a million, Dave5Cs!

[Taibob]

Eh Dr. Bandito,
Stairs look muy, muy rico and very utile.

Hope you keep and use the unique stair mats as they will mitigate the wear from sand and scuffs.

Regards   Bob

[bevans6]

I had a trailer with a checkerboard aluminium floor and tailgate.  If the tailgate got wet it could be extremely slippery if you were wearing the right (wrong?) shoes.  I would do something to make sure you always had traction on those steps.

Brian

[Oonrahnjay]

Hope you keep and use the unique stair mats as they will mitigate the wear from sand and scuffs.   

     Dr. Steve - Bob is right, I've used a fair amount of "checkerplate" aluminum and it is super pretty when it's not scuffed and not when it is.  I had it on my entry steps and didn't protect it and it got so scratched, I took it out and replaced it with varnished wood and mats. I use it for "nose moulding" on my entrance steps but I have wood for the actual wear areas.

[Mex-Busnut]

Thanks everybody! So I must definitely use the previous mats to protect it.

[Rick59-4104]

  if scratching is a problem wonder how a few strips of hardwood (Oak ? ) 3/8" or so thick 1/2" wide with a radius edge screwed with recessed stainless steel screws down on the treads would look? The oak would wear and scratch over time but could be refinished or replaced easy... Might be hard for the oak to lay flat on the diamond tread, Or cover the treads with hardwood and leave the risers diamond plate.

Rick

[luvrbus]

You guys are funny install something in a hi traffic area and now worry about protecting it does look nice Steve but practical ? BTDT with carpet

[saddleup]

Steve, while it looks great now your not going to like it after a few months use, put a new diamond plate tool box on my pickup a year ago, and its scratched,and chewed up with nobody walking on it. If it was me i would get some diamond plate rubber make some treads,big enough to do some good, but still show pleanty of diamond plate, that stuff comes in colors, blue?

[jjrbus]

Very attractive looking!   Simply take your shoes off before entering coach.  A nice coat of wax might help preserve the finish
                                         JIm

[TomC]

As good as aluminum diamond plate looks-and it does look good, it can get slippery when wet-just to keep that in mind. Good Luck, TomC

[robertglines1]

Just require no shoes to be worn! simple solution.   Clean and easy to clean.  Bob

[lostagain]

I find the "no shoes" thing hard to do. If it is muddy outside, shoes come off on the steps, and we clean up the steps later. If it is dry outside, "shoes off" is optional, and the floor gets a good sweep once or twice a day to keep it clean. The stairs are ceramic tiles, and the floor is laminate, so it is easy to clean. I mop it usually after coming home from a road trip.

JC

[robertglines1]

I guess what I really meant was every thing has it's trade off.  I've had granite ,stock rubber,oak and prob hard maple this time. Looks neat! A rubber slip mat for traffic area maybe but different strokes for different folks . Somebody put allot of spin work on that bottom step.   Bob