My question is about top stair or better to say transition between hardwood floor on second floor to highest top stair.
Top of stairs transition to hardwood.
Here is a quick step by step guide on how to transition hardwood steps into carpet.
If you have existing hardwoods underneath be careful.
First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar.
Hardwood transition at top of stairs.
How to put the top of stair nose on.
What is the best way to transition at the top and still look good.
It seems the norm is wood to carpet.
What is the best way to achieve the transition.
One challenge our customers face during a stair installation is how to use a landing tread to transition into carpet at the top of the staircase.
Cut the hardwood to the measurement.
A landing as we refer to it in this photo gallery is both the open space at the top of the stairs usually looking down to the floor below as well as a small platform in the middle of a staircase where the stairs may take a turn or just provide a platform before continuing down.
For various size of floorings in different areas there are various ideas that i might share to you.
Measure from the front edge of the step to the existing hardwood flooring.
After removing the carpet dispose of the carpet pad.
I live in a standard tract home.
Cut away excess foam to clear a space to nail down a tack strip.
Purchase a piece of hardwood 2 inches longer than the step to match the species.
Measure the thickness of the existing hardwood flooring.
However i prefer to keep the upstairs carpeted.
I am installing hardwood in the entire downstairs.
Hi guys i used to have carpet on my stairs and i want to change it with hardwood.
If you are attempting to seek concepts for 18 ideal hardwood floor transition to stairs after that this is the location to be.
Do we have the wood floor on the very top stair on the landing which will be be higher than the rest of the stairs o.
Use pliers and a pry bar to pull up any nails tacks and tack strips.
Hey all we want to have a carpet stairs leading to a semi solid engineered plank wood landing.
I think i want the stairs to be hardwood.