How To Install Vinyl Flooring Around Stair Spindles

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How to install vinyl flooring around stair spindles. I wouldnt be installing laminate on stairs if I was you. You really need a professional stair installer. I didnt understand how to install handrails and stair spindles so I hired a professional to coach me through it.

Many homeowners prefer vinyl tiles for stairs because they are smaller and therefore simpler to lay. The installation of laminated treads and risers is basic on normal staircases. You may have to drive the toe nails through first.

The spindle assembly needs to be all disassembled before cutting back the lip on all the stair treads. Contractors install the stair railing and balusters and carpenter Bob Ryley describes the techniques and the various checks and balances used to make sure. The narrow outer piece with half the spindle.

I figured the easiest way was to mark where the spindles go on the flooring and then cut that out on the bandsaw. I used a square to transfer the lateral position of the spindles to the floor boards then cut that out on the bandsaw. However sheet flooring may be ideal if you need to wrap the vinyl around the edge of the stairs.

Pull the carpet tack a scrap of the floor in front of and behind the balusters then cut them flush to the scraps with a Japanese pull saw. Then all the spindles have to be cut to fit new dowels drilled holes bored in the new treads etc. Then do the riser or use veneer on the riser then go to the next tread and so on.

Fortunately my workshop is close by so I could just wheel my bandsaw into the houses garage to have it nearby. In the case of sheet vinyl that may mean starting by the inside of the stairs L shape where the vertical and horizontal pieces meet then working your way outward. With peel and stick and glue-down vinyl flooring options you want to press the product to the ground and work out any air bubbles.