There are different ways to attach laminate flooring to stairs depending on what type of laminate flooring you are using.
Changing stairs from carpet to laminate.
As a result after removing the carpet the bottom step had a 7 rise and the top step had a 8 5 rise.
How to transform carpeted stairs into hardwood.
Builddirect was awesome enough to partner with us on this project and provided all the materials.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Replacing carpet with laminate is an excellent way to give a room a makeover.
The new stair nose cannot be installed with an overhang.
When you remove.
Or you can have laminate on the stairs and need to finish the carpet up to the top stair of laminate.
When homeowners have carpeted stairs and laminate flooring extra care must be taken to transition the two flooring types.
How to change stairs from carpet to laminate.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
Here was my situation.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Most of the stairs have an overhang that may need to be cut off.
One of the most dramatic remodeling changes you can make is to rip up all the dusty old carpeting in a house and replace it with hardwood.
This is our stairs before.
According to floor critics laminate flooring is not real wood but looks and performs like it making it an affordable flooring option as well.
Fortunately it s a diy friendly project thanks to laminate s easy interlocking installation.
The previous owner had installed tile near the doorway entry bottom of the stairs and 3 4 thick hardwood in the passageway at the top of the stairs.
The rest of the steps had a 7 5 rise.
Installing a laminate stair nosing over the top step of the carpeted stairs will tie the stairs into the laminate flooring and make the transition look seamless.
Most often the top stair will involve installing a stair nose.
Or the space beneath the hang can be filled in with wood.
The first step was obviously removing all the gross carpet and 30 million staples later we were ready to go.