Scraped and sanded oak stair treads are comparatively simple to finish.
How to finish top stair tread with laminate flooring.
Before installing laminate flooring on stairs you shouldn t finis.
How to finish stairs with laminate.
The risers go on next.
Most often the top stair will involve installing a stair nose.
The riser must come flush with the surface of the tread and the stair nose which goes on last curls around the top of the riser and either fits flush against the laminate.
The only difference here is that the riser is vertical.
Laminate floor planks work well on stairs.
It creates a border between the finish flooring and the balustrade itself.
I m not sure how even that would be with the top stair.
With the laminate being lower than the top stair its not a good idea to use a t mold as it would be on a slant.
Next you can cut the riser pieces similarly.
With the addition of a laminated stair nose it rivals all other materials for wear durability and appearance.
I would use a square edge transition and butt the vertical edge of the transition up against the top stair.
I m assuming the top stair is 3 4 of an inch thick.
Once you ve installed the rest of the stairs cover the top tread and install a transition to finish the flooring at the top of the stairs.
Now if carpeting is used for the second floor i rip off the 1 4 of the width that has the groove and use sandpaper to kiss the edge to take the sharp edge off.
For the tread you may need to place the laminate plank on top of the stair to get an exact fit.
Most of the stairs have an overhang that may need to be cut off.
Place the plank against the riser for a better measurement.
A coat of stain if desired wiped on and off and allowed to dry can be covered with a coat of.
The new stair nose cannot be installed with an overhang.
How to installing laminate flooring on stairs you can face with stair landing installation.
Mark the line at which you want the laminate flooring to end and your other flooring to begin with a chalk snap line.
The hardwood flooring guy handles it from the top of stair run.
Or you can have laminate on the stairs and need to finish the carpet up to the top stair of laminate.
Or the space beneath the hang can be filled in with wood.
In banister applications it is the board on the floor and balusters and posts are installed on top.