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laminate problem....top of staircase
i wish to lay laminate flooring in the upstairs landing. this will
finish at the top of the staircase( which will have a runner going down it). my dilemma is how to stop the laminate at the top of the staircase neatly.any opinions / advice on the most aesthetically pleasing way of doing this would be most appreciated. |
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wrote in message ups.com... i wish to lay laminate flooring in the upstairs landing. slip, skid, fall down stairs ? just a thunk. RT |
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i wish to lay laminate flooring in the upstairs landing. this will
finish at the top of the staircase( which will have a runner going down it). my dilemma is how to stop the laminate at the top of the staircase neatly. I thought about it in my last house and decided that it just wasn't possible. Maybe I'm wrong. Christian. |
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wrote in message ups.com... i wish to lay laminate flooring in the upstairs landing. this will finish at the top of the staircase( which will have a runner going down it). my dilemma is how to stop the laminate at the top of the staircase neatly.any opinions / advice on the most aesthetically pleasing way of doing this would be most appreciated. What present flooring are you wishing to re-cover? It must be quite dire if you intend to use a laminate. S. -- Hope you have a wonderful Christmas |
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Ian Stirling wrote:
Laminate the stairs too? Will they fit in that plastic pouch? |
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| i wish to lay laminate flooring in the upstairs landing. this will | finish at the top of the staircase( which will have a runner going down | it). my dilemma is how to stop the laminate at the top of the staircase | neatly.any opinions / advice on the most aesthetically pleasing way of | doing this would be most appreciated. I suggest you laminate up to, and reform the nosing on, the edge of the landing step, then continue the runner from the stairs onto and straight along the landing until you get to a wall. Owain |
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wrote in message ups.com... i wish to lay laminate flooring in the upstairs landing. this will finish at the top of the staircase( which will have a runner going down it). my dilemma is how to stop the laminate at the top of the staircase neatly.any opinions / advice on the most aesthetically pleasing way of doing this would be most appreciated. Not sure if this will work for you but At the top of my stairs the sides of the stair are about 75mm beyond the nosing of the top step. I laminated only to the edge of the side supports and then fitted a metal door strip between the stair sides I fitted this very securely This allowed a 75mm turn of carpet past the top step nosing. I had discussed this with the carepet fitters before doing it and they were happy that they could make a safe and proper join to the stair carpet The appearance is the same as at each of the bedroom doors and looks really neat. As the metal strip is only about 1mm thick there is no chance of anyone tripping on it. (I did however consider routing the edge of the laminate so that the metal strip would sit flush with the surface but decided that it was not necessary) This has been in place now since february with daily use |
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The best solution I've found for this problem is a bull/stair nose. Pergo
make them... have a look at their website. Brad "TMC" wrote in message ... wrote in message ups.com... i wish to lay laminate flooring in the upstairs landing. this will finish at the top of the staircase( which will have a runner going down it). my dilemma is how to stop the laminate at the top of the staircase neatly.any opinions / advice on the most aesthetically pleasing way of doing this would be most appreciated. Not sure if this will work for you but At the top of my stairs the sides of the stair are about 75mm beyond the nosing of the top step. I laminated only to the edge of the side supports and then fitted a metal door strip between the stair sides I fitted this very securely This allowed a 75mm turn of carpet past the top step nosing. I had discussed this with the carepet fitters before doing it and they were happy that they could make a safe and proper join to the stair carpet The appearance is the same as at each of the bedroom doors and looks really neat. As the metal strip is only about 1mm thick there is no chance of anyone tripping on it. (I did however consider routing the edge of the laminate so that the metal strip would sit flush with the surface but decided that it was not necessary) This has been in place now since february with daily use |
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"Andy Burns" wrote in message ... Ian Stirling wrote: Laminate the stairs too? Will they fit in that plastic pouch? silly boy :-)) |
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