Installing Floating Engineered Hardwood On Stairs

Measure the riser on the bottom step.

Installing floating engineered hardwood on stairs.

While that dried it was time to solve another challenge. Hardwood on stairs commitment mistake 1. The stairs are a simple box design straight no landing or turn. What can make hardwood flooring for stairs extremely pricey is having a custom staircase built out of a hardwood.

Each one of stair steps had a lip or edge on it nosing and the replacement hardwood flooring we planned to install didn t cover it. There are some key differences in engineered wood vs. You need to leave a 5 16 inch gap between the flooring and the baseboard or wall around the perimeter of the room to allow the floor enough space to expand. More on that later.

Engineered flooring goes down over a thin foam sheet which provides cushioning and sound dampening. I am wondering about this since i will be installing new engineered wood flooring at the top of the stairs too and want the finishing to be done right and without excessive challenges due to poor planning. Place flooring adhesive on the back of the riser and glue it into place on the. If you are installing engineered hardwood on your existing stairs you.

Notice that young thin and energetic are not joined by my most valued adjective smart. Installing a floating floor to a flush transition molding can potentially lead to buckling end joint peaking and squeaks later on. The planks glue together to create a floor that floats moves freely as a unit. Dealing with the stair nosing.

I had the same issue that kelly over at lilypad cottage was dealing with during her stair renovation. Do you recommend installing the stair treads and risers first. Once many many years ago while still young thin and energetic cubs we accepted a customer s request to install hardwood on their steps. When installing an engineered wood floor there are a few things to consider from the condition of the subfloor to the method that you will use to install the flooring.

For step installations where the floating floor is glued down to the existing treads flush stair nosing if available can be used. Cut the prefinished stair riser to the proper height using a circular saw.