Do you like LED lights? Check this project out kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJ6szM9wfKfAYrA.html

@mattclements1348

2 жыл бұрын

I saw the ky emblem, I'm from across the river Cincinnati, great areas to live

@anatolyantonov9512

2 жыл бұрын

LEDs are cringe, fluorescent lights are based

@stevenchadwick8898

Жыл бұрын

@@mattclements1348 is your dad going for you and I y

@CCCC-tq8yo

Жыл бұрын

where

The only thing I would recommend is putting the LED’s in an enclosed channel that has a frosted cover so when you’re standing at the bottom of the stairs the lights look seamless rather than individual dots

@zureao

3 жыл бұрын

Right! Also, inside of some aluminum beams to better transfer heat and increase the LEDs lifespan.

@edgarcmtz

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they’re called diffusers and are super important IMO

@TheoneandonlyEETFUK

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@cameronrandell9475

2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment the same thing. Aluminium channeling with frosted diffuser makes it look a lot better

@xxteep

2 жыл бұрын

@@zureao led lights don’t really produce much heat at all.. that’s kinda the whole point of them.. not a horrible idea tho

I dont even have a second floor, but ima put stairs somewhere!! :D

@Lexibeez8907

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@paulp5487

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@ThelordismyShepherd-d5605

3 жыл бұрын

Amen I am with you!!!!

@notta3d

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha!

@kittyeaton4009

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

The fact that you said "what I would do different...." Honesty about a project you did for your home it's what people really need to hear. Not the, I did it perfect the first time "production." Thanks man, I learned something.

@npursuit

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

I wish I had have checked to see if I had a wood shop, saws, or any materials for that matter before I ripped out my carpet. I've told the kids that the staples are there to keep them from slipping.

@kingxray8719

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao, I used to do that to I would search up how-to videos then do them along with the video.

@lenaely6146

3 жыл бұрын

😹😹

@npursuit

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@marklawrence343

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha funny

@shaineanderson8669

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Mad respect to carpenters , I’m a mechanic and there is no way I could do anything like that watching you take a piece of wood and give it life is truly AMAZING . Keep up the great work .

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you

@JuanCruz-hd4ls

3 жыл бұрын

Feel like I have say that piece of wood had life already. But what he did with that piece of wood was amazing

@glennbengtson5379

2 ай бұрын

No need to be sad for that, im sure you have your magics with mechanic stuff instead

Just a tip for future projects or anyone trying this. You can buy diffuser rails for pretty cheap online that you put the lights in and has a plastic cover to make it so you can't see the individual LED's in the reflection of the flooring or when standing below them.

@rizwanwali4223

3 жыл бұрын

Great input!

@poppyshoessp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

My experience with those LED strips is that the clip-on power connectors on the end eventually corrode just a tiny bit, causing dimming and a little flickering (usually after about 18 months or so). Opening the clip and reconnecting generally fixes it, but the way you've glued everything down will probably make this difficult to address.

@psode27

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like I'll be using a little dielectric grease!

Just a tip, you can use frosted acrylic strips, over top of the lights to help diffuse the lights and limit led hotspots. Nice work on the stairs though, they look great!

@JoseFloresEC

2 жыл бұрын

shoulda gone for rgb too, instead of just white imo

@jamesofallthings3684

Жыл бұрын

​@@JoseFloresECOf course Jose wants obnoxious lights on his stairs instead of something classy.

Looks brilliant. All I would say is that for anyone else thinking of doing this, get the aluminium channel and diffuser for the LED strips. It acts as a heat sink, extending the life of the LED’s, stops the strips from falling down over time and the diffuser spreads the light really nicely.

@kathyusa-iowa5137

3 жыл бұрын

Will that also help if you ever need to replace the LED strip? Sounds like it would.

@jonanderson5137

3 жыл бұрын

I do these installs, Karl is spot on.

Makes me wish I had stairs in my home. This turned out beautifuly! I'm sure the spousal approval factor was near 💯. Nice work !

Really cool guys. That Ash being repurposed is a beautiful thing. The gap in the seams would be closed up by using a tread template or gauge. Im not an expert but building one to get the angles correct helped me on my staircase immeasurably. Great work.

Nice carpentry work. As electricians what we do is we just use 16 or 18-4 wire because if one wire breaks, you can use another one in the cable. We also only pull it out from the right hand corner right under the bullnose of the steps. Once we hook up the LED strips we push the rest of the wire in through the little hole that it comes out of. The way you guys did it is probably a lot nicer. But it does take a lot of work.

I would probably put the LEDs in a diffuser, that way you will have better light spread

@R_Forde

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how well the led "neon' would work?

@synapticbit

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about this very thing. Looking up the steps allows you to see the individual leds of higher steps... with a diffuser, it won’t be quite so raw... right?

@kyleroudabush6757

3 жыл бұрын

@@synapticbit correct, the best part is with a diffuser you can also switch out strips of leds easier without making it permanently attached.

@daddydaughteroff-gridadven9958

3 жыл бұрын

What is a diffuser?

@ChristianLappinOFFICIAL

3 жыл бұрын

@@daddydaughteroff-gridadven9958 something like this www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072VZSQ3P basic aluminum channel which you could adjust the channel for. Also available in different angles so if you wanted lights down not out the channel would do that.

I used to do this type of stuff a lot at work building booths/exhibits for tradeshows. For anyone wanting to do this, just know the adhesive strip on the LEDs is not strong enough. We would paint the dado white to reflect light which would also help the adhesive stick better. But still need to use silicone or glue to hold them in.

A really cool trick for dealing with the seems is to work your way bottom to top, riser then tred, etc. And on the bottom of the riser put a really small chamfer to create a reveal that is consistent. Looks super sharp, only downside is you cant paint the risers as easily as you did. When i did my house I prepainted outside and then caulked and touched up the nail holes.

Very nice. I’ve been looking for good ideas for redoing my lower stairs coming up into my newly renovated kitchen I did this summer. This is perfect!

That is impressive! Looks incredible

@TronApostle

3 жыл бұрын

I used to watch ur pogo vids last year! Covid made me stop playing :/ but you were my favorite due to how informative and straight to the point you were!

@anthonysotillio5965

3 жыл бұрын

I have LEDs in my house too but I rather not hear the ghosts more clearly by taking away the carpet

@clawskitt-3841

3 жыл бұрын

I used to watch you play Pokémon go too until I got addicted to Pokémon shuffle game instead haha

@vnybjerg

3 жыл бұрын

FLW Videos it looks like an entrace to a stripclub

@Clayton178

3 жыл бұрын

This is gotta be the tackiest staircase build ever. He could have used white ceramic or anything! But he uses LEDS. That's like putting a big spoiler on a car...🤦‍♂️

Love seeing the CNC at work in the background!

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if someone would catch that😀

@npursuit

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that and went OH HE HAS A SHOP SHOP and made me question if this was going to be truly DIY.

The grain in the ash wood steps is so beautiful! Awesome job guys!

Excellent job. And thanks for going back and saying what you would do differently.

Fantastic project Andy, they look really great.

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. That means alot!

Love this idea... as a guy who has done way too many treads and risers I would however suggest cuting a slight bevel on contact edges and using a tread jig for tight fitment.

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, that makes sense.👍

This is AWESOME!! I have 16 steps about to get this same treatment thanks to this great video 💡🛠📐👷‍♂️

Hell yeah great job guys👏 I love home projects. Especially diy.

I love watching stair carpet getting torn up ☺️

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, demo is so much fun!

This video showed up just in time. I'm about to redo our stairs, might have to add the lights now.

Perfect timing as I'm about to do my stairs! Thanks!

That looks so cool, I will look into doing it on my basement stairs.

I hope to do this one day. I would add a smart controller for a few things. 1. A noise sensors, for when my dog barks, it would make the lights turn red like star trek "red alert". I'd also want it connected to my door, for when the doorbell rings it flashes yellow, or when I get a phone call it would flash blue. Those sort of things.

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 This would be awesome. You should do it!

You absolutely KILLED THIS! Looks so good dude.

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that bro!👊

Wow , that lighting under the stair treads looks like something that you would see in a big mansion , nice job guys !! 👍😀

Just doing diligence on my first house and I will do those maybe before I tackle the bathroom. Cheers

Pretty cool project! Always something I wanted to do, however, I don't have access behind the stairs for the wiring, I've never figured out how to do the wiring from the side we see of the stairs without seeing the wires..

Looks great! I'm all about any project that tears out carpet, worst thing in the world to have in your home.

@dalondabaker2121

3 жыл бұрын

Mee too..carpet is played out and nasty

@mattypants

3 жыл бұрын

@@dalondabaker2121 I absolutely agree with you! We flip houses as a family side business, laminate flooring has become my best friend. I highly recommend it, especially in place of nasty carpet. Tile is great also, just takes some skill and special equipment. Everyone breathes so much better in our primary residence since we ditched any signs of carpeting.

@vietnamese_jesus6377

3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother ! Fuck them carpet

@hbahena24

3 жыл бұрын

Watch out for cheap laminate flooring it’ll kill you with fumes

@Briluvr

3 жыл бұрын

Carpet is very comfortable and keeps a house quiet. There are some very luxurious carpets out there that have a great texture. I have all wood floors in my house, which looks great and has a beautiful glow, but carpet is the most comfortable to me.

This looks great, and simpler to install than I imagined. I would have tried to add a diffuser as well. I see many others have commented the same. That being said, it's still great!

This is a really cool idea 💡 I like it a lot. I think color LEDs would be fun especially for holiday parties.

Looks great man! Love the walk through with the LED’s

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

My wife said, I didn't do my toe nails!🤣 I said it was dark and no one would see them!

Really interesting way to do it, leaving the old treads on. Saves some time as long as it doesn’t make it too tall! I also like the plywood riser trick, never would have thought of that. You have yourself a new sub my friend!

@simoncoe3187

3 жыл бұрын

Bottom step too tall and top step too short, may fail building regs in some places

Looks fantastic, that is beautifully well done.......It's a sure bet, it's going on my things to do bucket list. Great video, no nonsense, to the point and 'voila' ! Thanks and please guys, be safe !

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Andy Birds Builds. Good Video Andy. An real Good to see the completion of the Stars. Looking Great.

Nice one! I have been thinking about this project for sometime and now after watching your video I get real motivation! :) your LED staircase looks absolutely fab!

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Love them ❤️

Ripping out the old carpet is so satisfying!

One thing I would add at the end would be some diffuser paper over the LED strips so that you don't see individual lights from the bottom of the stairs. It looks great, but that added touch is what separates cheap looking LED lights from seamless high end stair lighting. That being said this looks amazing!

Absolutely stunning.

That turned out really well! It didn’t look too difficult to do either! Will need to remember that for the next time I have a house with stairs.

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It wasn't too difficult but took way longer than I expected. But, so do all my other projects😂

@wildncrazylife3570

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent job.

Around the 8 minute mark reminds me of a recent shelf project I did. Cut a solid slab of oak into two similar shelves, rounded off one edge on both, but then both sanded and stained them by hand. You may not have needed to stain yours but they look a lot better stained, like a fine piece of furniture.

Speaking as a stage production guy, I love this!!!

Super cool way to “elevate” a rather boring part of a home. By the way, that ash looks great!!

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there! Thanks!

So thats what the stairway to heaven looks like !!

@northeasthardytropicals541

3 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍🏼

I’m glad you mentioned it treads first then risers on top so you can blind nail

Hmmmm. That's great! I bought lites and was going to do it..1 months ago. I see how you simpled it up . I am going to do it. Thanks for the video.

I did something similar and used an outdoor dusk-dawn plug. Now they turn on automatically when the sun goes down and turn off when the sun comes up.

You definately just earned yourself a sub with this video!! Idk how I stumbled upon this but I'm glad I did because I'm about 2 to 3 months away from doing our floors and I wanted to do something special with the stairs to surprise my wife and I didn't know WHAT to do, but I do now, and I thank you very very much for sharing🙏🙏However I am a little on the upset side because you just made my wife happier in 10 minutes and 37 seconds then I have in 5 years🤣🤣🤣🤣 But don't worry I'll still subscribe, you better watch it tho buddy cause I got my eye on you 👁😂🤺

Wow, how cool are you guys! Terrific ideas! Nice woodshop tools, Splendid outcome. Thanks for upload👍👍👍

Your WORK IS FABULOUS!!!

That’s a great idea, looks wonderful ! Hell, I want it in my house. But let’s be honest it’s no DIY weekend project.

@kaypee65

3 жыл бұрын

I'm redoing stairs in my house and needed to add stair skirts before I did the treads and risers. It's like 9456 steps, so definitely not a weekend project!

@nathan7627

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaypee65 jesus is house a skyscraper? jesus lol

@kaypee65

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathan7627 I swear, every time I do something a new item lands on the list. Today's item is that my tread covers aren't quite deep enough so now I have to go and buy quarter round. Which will of course have to be measured, cut, placed, and painted. I feel like I'm never going to finish.

Looks cool and love the safety. I am curious about the LED strips themselves. What is their life expectancy? Is it easy to change should a few lights burn out, etc.?

That’s gorgeous. Wow

Beautiful !!!!!

looks really great curious if the light sensor could work with app controlled leds to have the ability to have different colors or patterns for events or seasons

@danieltrimner1470

3 жыл бұрын

Just plug the transformer into a wifi controlled outlet. Kasa makes a great one for about $20

The LED strips is a stellar idea.

@stevenshook3348

3 ай бұрын

....till they burn out/malfunction. My neighbor did this exact project to his stairs about 5 or 6 years ago and two of the treads now have no lighting because their LED strips no longer function.

@Peter_Riis_DK

3 ай бұрын

​@@stevenshook3348 That's a problem. Nevertheless its still a very good idea to light the stairs like this.

After watching this my only feedback that I am qualified to give is...Great Job! I love the look.

This is genius!!!! I think I’m gonna have to borrow this idea!!! I’m in the middle of working on my stairs now. Thank you for the tips BRECK DIY

Wow when across this vid and made me amazed! Those hard work really payed of, so beautiful!

Using a quality polyurethane adhesive to attach your treads and risers will ensure a solid and quiet stairway free of pops and squeaks that result from using mechanical fasteners in wood with the season changes. We still shoot a few small brads in risers just too hold them still as adhesive sets up but the difference in the long run can be both heard and felt as you walk up them. You'll also cut way down on having holes to fill just be careful not to get adhesive on any wood that will be getting stained. Nice project though

@AndyBirdBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip

Absolutely beautiful

They look good!!

I dont know why your video showed up on my feed.. but it had me a little interested.. Awesome job.. I am now a subscriber 😂

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Thats fantastic!

It would have looked more awesome if they used RGB lights. But this also looks awesome.

Looks like steps going up to a dance club! Good job

That's beautiful man. Well done.

Now ill be able to see all the dust bunnies and dog hair collected at the corner of those treads

@eskriu

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to reality

@Helmuesi911

3 жыл бұрын

I did lightning on my stairs.. I never turn them on because of that. Dust accumulates so quickly.

Wow great work. Underrated channel. I’m so used to clicking on these and seeing people take the easy way out most of the time. But your attention to detail is there. Great job.

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Randomly ran across this. But I saw the door sign. Shout outs from Kentucky. Great work!

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Great use of LED lighting strips! Your stairs came out fantastic! Good job!

Buy a high quality LED tape for permanent installs and size the transformer 40% larger than the actual power draw. It keeps them from overheating.

One thing i would of done differently is to wire the LEDs in a way that you can replace them easily in the future if they go out. The way you did it, the stair has to get ripped out to access the wires. I think one of those white tubes for wires would of worked well running along the stairs

So so so beautiful !

That looks great, love the wood finish, and the under lighting looks super cool.

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

Nice job. From my experience, it won’t be long before the sticky backing of the led strip gives and they fall down unless you secured with an alternative method.

@MrWeddingPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

@BlueLine Racing must have missed that

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrWeddingPhotography 4:36

@flyingwhiteindian

3 жыл бұрын

@BlueLine Racing I think he says that before he realised they were self backing. But yes, additional glue would be wise to supplement the self backing

@wilburosgoodwormsley

3 жыл бұрын

Thats why they suggested hot glue but have fun replacing them!

I’m building the stairs right now, then I need to buy a matching house!!!

Great job!! Going to steal that idea.. thanks

Putting the tred in first will keep it in place as well. Looks cool

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Thats what I was thinking. Thank you!

I would've made a way to remove bad sections when those cheap leds go out

Nice work! Glad I came across your channel. **clicks subscribe button**

Fun project. Well documented and edited. We couldn't ask for anything more.

Man they do look sooo good

Looks awesome dude. But! What are you gonna do when you have an LED strip fail. I was crying at the thought of you having to rip up a nicely finished step just to replace the led strip. Again, looks great though.

In lighting, it's a no-no to see the individual leds. They should be diffused

@SaltyStones

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

@cookiesontoast9981

3 жыл бұрын

Well.. To you it's a "no no" This guy obviously doesn't care and is happy with what he's got.

@tintshady2049

3 жыл бұрын

@@cookiesontoast9981 he's also happy caulking the giant gaps on the sides of the risers and steps instead of taking the time to cut them to fit flush...so what's your point?

@cookiesontoast9981

3 жыл бұрын

@@tintshady2049 My point is that not everyone is obsessed with getting DIY house things perfect.. These things bother you but to the majority of people no one will notice.

@dembrowi_n_c.5111

3 жыл бұрын

@@cookiesontoast9981 as a perfectionist when it comes to DIY projects you're unfortunately right. People are oblivious to true craftsmanship.

Beautiful design well done. Light diffusers would have been a great touch to make the light shine uniform. great job 💪💪💪

Wow! Our stairs might get an upgrade soon! 😃

Another one on the long list of things to do that won't get done 😂

You should’ve added motion detecting graduated step lighting so it lights up one step at a time, since you’re already doing it

@JohnMarkClark

3 жыл бұрын

It’s wired for this future option 👍😀

@liborlepka4240

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting! How would you do that? I mean the graduated part? Several motion detectors?

@amritss47

3 жыл бұрын

@@liborlepka4240 One or two detector on each entry point and then program leds to light up only a certain section and move up gradually.

@rickdeckard9810

3 жыл бұрын

@@liborlepka4240 I've seen people on KZread use an Arduino board kzread.info/dash/bejne/fGSkr9Szl5XZpdY.html

@F-J.

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine them going off at night and no one there though 👻 👻 😱

Wow that alot of well done work I like leds in the wall next to the steps more.

I've watched several of your videos and I'm hooked. You have a great personality (and your friend as well), and you come across as very knowledgeable and trustworthy... yet friendly and approachable. You explain things very concisely. GREAT JOB! Your video's are perfect!

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad you find my content helpful!

I love how everything is way easier to do in Usa than it is in Europe. This is almost imposible to to in my house due to the stairs beeing made out of concrete. You can't find a house in Europe with the insides made out of wood like in this house. But, the video is still very intresting and entertaining to watch, even though it has no use for me :)

@bobgoldman4404

3 жыл бұрын

You can't find a house in Europe with the insides made out of wood like in this house. you`re shure about this one ? Because thats just wrong.

imagine having 5 kids each taking on a skill in the trades and maksing a whole family unit building houses with no outside help. man that would be the dream family Kid #1 - Electrician Kid #2 - Metal work and Welder Kid #3 - Carpenter Kid #4 - Stone Mason & Concreter Kid #5 - computer programming Parents - Accountants & Managers :)

@AndyBirdBuilds

3 жыл бұрын

#goals

This is the coolest thing I have ever seen!