You may have carpet on the stairs and need to install the laminate up to the top stair where the carpet ends.
How to put laminate flooring on stairs with carpet.
There are different ways to attach laminate flooring to stairs depending on what type of laminate flooring you are using.
Builddirect was awesome enough to partner with us on this project and provided all the materials.
Next make a slit directly in line with each post to the edge of the carpet away from the stair.
Apply a 3 inch wide snake like bead of construction adhesive on the back of the laminate stair nose molding.
Most of the stairs have an overhang that may need to be cut off.
Installing carpet on stairs the right way.
You also have to remove the numerous staples and tackstrips holding it.
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Cap stairs if the stair is open on the side with railing posts the carpet must be cut around each post and re joined on the other sidefirst install the tread as described above.
This video is about how to install laminate floor transition to carpet.
Follow the instructions on dry time.
I had to add ne.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
The first step was obviously removing all the gross carpet and 30 million staples later we were ready to go.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
Or you can have laminate on the stairs and need to finish the carpet up to the top stair of laminate.
The stair nosing should cover the top part of the carpeted stair riser and fit on the wood subfloor of the top step.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
Once it dries apply two coats of clear coat.
Most often the top stair will involve installing a stair nose.
Measure the height from the top of the tread above to the top of the tread.
When i start working on this project a carpet was already installed.
Cut a piece of laminate flooring or 1 by 3 4 inch thick poplar or other hardwood for painted risers to fit each riser.