Laminate Stair Tread Installation

You need to take care of the treads risers and stair noses which can get a bit complicated at times.

Laminate stair tread installation. However installing laminate flooring on your stairs is a completely different matter. Therefore you should cut two pieces of the board of the same size to fit the tread as opposed to using a whole board and a small strip. If you are planning to paint your stair risers remember to do so prior to installing the laminate on the tread. You have to ensure that there are no gaps and spaces in the flooring and it is complete and perfect in every way.

This makes it simple and less risky to mess up installation. Here in this step i am connecting the two laminate planks together and installing them as one tread. This will vary depending on walls and flooring installation on the floor. Attach the plank to the front of the riser.

Measure the length of the top stair tread. Laminate flooring installation on stairs. Cut the laminate stair treads. Stair treads are 11 inches deep but a laminate plank is usually only about 7 inches wide so you need to fit two planks together which means creating a seam in the middle of the tread.

I am installing provenza rigid core espc w underlayment pad attached with a flush mount matching stair nose on a run of stairs. With the underlayment attached to the tread the installation would be perfect flush to the stair nose. Yes some retailers may offer one piece laminate stair tread surfaces that combine the stair nose or bull nose the rounded leading edge of the tread with entire tread surface. More often a single laminate board cannot cover the tread fully.

If you re using a stair nose you will need to measure the distance from the riser or flooring installed laminate install continuation to the stair nose and the length of the steps. You may want to avoid this and if so you can buy one piece laminate stair treads from most laminate dealers.