How To Install Laminate Flooring Around Stairs

Alternatively you could cover the overhang with plywood to make it level.

How to install laminate flooring around stairs.

Laminate flooring floats over the subfloor and although you need to hold it down with baseboards it s stable over a large area such as a living. 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 installation of laminated treads and risers is. How to cut laminate flooring around stair spindles.

Once this is done measure and cut out your pieces of laminate to make tread pieces riser pieces and stair nosing. See how you do it once right fast. Step 5 remove the boards and apply a coat of laminate flooring adhesive to the back of each piece with a notch edged trowel. The international building code specifies a maximum riser height of 7 inches so a single laminate plank usually suffices but you may prefer to use pine poplar or some other stainable wood instead.

If you happen to have a stair that has ceramic or even stone down to the floor you could use the jamb saw with a masonry blade to under cut it also. To install laminate flooring on stairs start by removing the overhang or the underside of the stairs with a jigsaw. Save materials band aids. Its pretty easy just make sure to purchase a stair set jig and have a skil s.

Watch a pro. Laminate flooring installed on a stair case. Laminated flooring is slick and tough enough to create a smooth surface that lasts for years. Hi today i show you how to install vinyl or laminate flooring on your staircase.

The risers go on next.