It seems the norm is wood to carpet.
Top of stairs transition.
I m laying some 8mm laminate flooring in the 2ncd floor of a 100 year old house.
Or the space beneath the hang can be filled in with wood.
Most of the stairs have an overhang that may need to be cut off.
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.
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.
Do we have the wood floor on the very top stair on the landing which will be be higher than the rest of the stairs o.
Most often the top stair will involve installing a stair nose.
Or you can have laminate on the stairs and need to finish the carpet up to the top stair of laminate.
The risers go on next.
4 test fit the transition trim placing it along the seam and gently stepping on.
The challenge is how to transition from the top step of the wood staircase to the landing.
This how to do transition from laminate floor to stairs or threshold between laminate floor to stairs show how to install transition from laminate floor to s.
The challenge i have is how to finish the laminate at the top of the two staircases.
Here is a quick step by step guide on how to transition hardwood steps into carpet.
At the top of the stairs nose molding will cover the seam similarly if the vinyl flooring ends at the stair edge.
How to stain a door s transition strip pocket door lock installation the top piece on stair nose is nothing more than a small strip of wood that is used when hardwood flooring is installed on the.
Rather than install 2000 of new carpet our idea is to install something more durable indestructible such as resilient vinyl plank flooring allure brand from home depot everywhere but the stairs which we were planning on painting.
What is the best way to achieve the transition.
The new stair nose cannot be installed with an overhang.