How To Install Laminate Flooring On Stairs With Overhang

The tread must be flush with the riser below.

How to install laminate flooring on stairs with overhang. Apply the wood glue as you did on the tread pieces of laminate and press it into place on the vertical part of the step. Youll add a laminate nosing later. The stair nosing that i used in this video was not cheap at all.

Fit the stair nosing. This is something that probably scares people more than it needs to. The three types of pieces you will need to measure and cut are the tread pieces the part that is walked on the riser pieces vertical front-facing part and the stair nosing overhang.

You can also use them to finish your staircase and create a perfectly harmonious interior. You can either cut off the overhang using a circular saw or jigsaw or you can select a riser material with the same thickness as the depth of the overhang. Measure and cut the laminate leaving.

After your laminate has acclimated it is time to measure and cut the laminate. Just like hardwood flooring laminate. To install laminate flooring on steps youll need to glue a couple of pieces of your flooring together.

If you have an over hang you can either remove it or fill in the space under it so the laminate flooring can be installed. Remove the nosing the overhang from each stair tread. When you install laminate flooring its important to measure before making your order measure for level so that the finished flooring is level and measure your pieces as you install them for proper fit.

Leave your tread slightly short so you can fit your stair nosing piece onto the front. When purchasing your laminate flooring you will need to purchase stair nose moldings also to have an over hang with the laminate. Now cut the overhang from the stairs a lot of the stairs have an overhang which is on the top edge.