Laminate Around Spindles
A flooring company quoted an extra 700 to have the stair railing removed and re installed after the flooring installation was complete and over a hundred dollars for bull nose trim material.
Laminate around spindles. Once the carpet is removed i will install a high end laminate. Cut a second piece of laminate using the smaller piece of the template as your guide with the notch for the spindle half cut into the groove end of the laminate. The you are trapping laminate that needs to move. Repeat this with each step.
In this video i show you how to install laminate or vinyl plank up to a railing or banister. Cutting the laminate around the spindles is not complicated as long as you are patient. Problem is nobody is going to get that laminate cut that perfect around the spindle. Installing laminate around spindles.
Because of the widths i am guessing the spindles will fall in the middle of the laminate plank that will position underneath. The banister has spindles that go through the carpet into the ground. Fitting flooring around stair rail spindles we are getting some hardwood flooring installed in parts of the house we are moving to. You will have to pull spindles unless you cut 3 4 of square out of the laminate and use an end cap on the outer side to finish off the spindle.
Cut and install the 90 degree corner trim on the edge of the step for a finished look locking it into the groove of the laminate pieces around the spindle. Rather than having the railing and spindles removed for installing hardwood flooring i fitted the hardwood flooring around the spindles http woodgears ca. 1 measure the stair tread from side to side past the spindle to the outer edge of the tread. I will show you what tools you could need and what type of trans.
The edge of spindles are approximately 3 inches away from the corner and my nose molding to cover that corner is about 1 75 wide. Cut a laminate piece to fit against the face of the riser to complete the effect.