Just go slow. Make all your cuts nice a straight. Before you even begin with this project you should ask yourself. Do you have little kids running around wearing just socks? If so, you may not want to install laminate on your stairs. No doubt about it looks nice as can be. But is very slippery, to say the least.
OK, for the big bucks. The stair nosing that I used in this video was not cheap at all. When you go to buy the laminate floor of your choice ask them if they have “matching” stair nosing. Very important, you’ll be surprised by how many manufacturers don’t.
How to install laminate flooring on stairs.
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Hi Dominick, Thanks for the great video. My 14 stairs have been unfinished for two years now. At $100 a step, professional installation is not an option! I would like to add the riser as well. Can I just use a regular laminate panel from the box, or will I need to purchase a complete riser-tread-stair nose kit ($40 a step)? Also, how do you finish off the edge where the riser and tread meet? How many nails do you add to the stair nose for a 36″ step, and what size nails to you use? :)
Always a pleasure. a $100. a step ? . That’s $1,300 bucks. Yes laminate right out of the box is what I used in this video. It’s the nosing that you’ll need to get. Either you could use a larger one like I did and glue and nail it about every four inches. Or chop off your existing nosing and use something different. It really depends on what you find at the store.
Is there any type of preparation to the stairs that need to be done prior to installing the laminate?
The best thing I can tell you would be to go to like Home Depot and look for a laminate stair nosing that matches or dam close to it. You will also have to glue down the Allure. However a laminate nosing has a edge on it that allows for the thickness of that type of flooring. So you may need to mill it down. Nope not as hard as it sounds. You would just shave down the top with a table saw. But then you will have to re-stain it. Gee this sounds like a great video for me to make..
I want to know can I install my laminate, flooring and stairs perpendicular to each other, if it is possible than how we can finish flooring near the stair nosing. please if you have any videos or any suggestion please email me
Loved the video, but a question: Most of the laminate sites I've visited instruct you to cut off the existing bull nose to make "flush edge", before installing the new bullnose which will fit flush with the laminate. Sounds like a lot of labor and mess! So, who manufactured the product you used in the video, since they stated you could put it directly over the existing bullnose? I want to use this stuff! Thanks!
Dom, Just watched your video on installing laminate on stairs. Great video, thanks. My question is, do I follow the same procedure on a concrete landing that is 7' X 14', ie: glue entire floor down? Also, since I can't nail the stair nose down, do I have to install recessed screws?
No glue should work just fine. But use a good construction glue.
Hello I bought prego xp homestead oak and the matching stair nose with snap teak that fits over it without the padding there is a slight gap between the bottom of the stair nose and top of the laminate called zamma and they sent me new manufactured ones that do the same is there a trick to make them fit tighter
Can you send me a picture using the contact Dominick on this page?
Tank you for this video, it helps a lot! I do have one question about the stairs – I purchased Allen + Roth laminate flooring. When I went to purchas the matching stair bullnose I was told that it is an overlapping piece and it will be higher then the rest of the step. They also said that all laminate bullnoses are that way. The bullnose you showed in the video comes only in wood flooring. I don’t want the edge of the stairs to be higer. Is there a solution?
Thank you!
Buy the same one I used then. It’s a solid wood bought from Home Depot. I just don’t remember anything more about that.
I have a question on my first step, one side is is half rounder and i bought a laminate bullnose step. houw could I bullnose the end part?.