Laminate Wood Flooring On Steps

Installing laminate flooring is a snap literally.

Laminate wood flooring on steps. Looking for affordable low maintenance flooring to upgrade your home s look and feel. Choose your laminate flooring. Cap a tread vintage pewter oak 47 in. Laminate flooring at lowe s.

The product we are using in this video is lowes quick step. You need to take care of the treads risers and stair noses which can get a bit complicated at times. Before you start installing laminate flooring remember to leave unopened cartons of flooring in the room in which they will be installed so the laminate has a chance to. The easiest type of laminate floor boards are the type that lock in place.

Besides looking like wood termites are not attracted by them and they are easier to install. A laminate floor is a floating floor meaning it is not fastened directly to the subfloor. Deep x 1 11 16 in. Lowe s has an excellent selection of the best laminate flooring including water resistant laminate flooring and fake wood flooring laminate also comes in a variety of colors.

Laminate flooring is a great alternative to wood. However installing laminate flooring on your stairs is a completely different matter. Height laminate to cover stairs 1 in. Laminate flooring can be installed on stairs or anywhere else that you would install hardwood flooring the major issue with installing laminate flooring on stairs is durability stairs tend to get more wear and tear than most other surfaces in your home.

With no structural value of its own laminate flooring is basically just a covering for existing wood or plywood stairs that are in good condition and free of rot or mold. Thick 49 98. 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. You have to ensure that there are no gaps and spaces in the flooring and it is complete and perfect in every way.

It can be installed over any other tightly bonded flooring making it ideal for retrofits. In this video jon and i install a laminate or floating floor in one of his bedrooms at his house.