How to Repair a Broken Stair Tread | This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva reveals his quick fix for cracked wooden steps. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Repair a Broken Stair Tread:
- Tapered wood dowels and tapered drill bit,"] for repairing cracked tread
- Carpenter's glue, used to glue together cracked tread
- White cotton cloth, for wiping off excess glue

Tools for How to Repair a Broken Stair Tread:
- Drill/driver, used to bore dowel holes in stair tread
- Glue syringe, used to inject glue to crack
- Flat file, for filing dowel flush with tread

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