"Uno Hoo!" wrote in message
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"Simon" wrote in message
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Does anyone know a good way to fit laminate flooring around the bottom
of a flight of sairs? The problem I'm anticipating is how to fit the
flooring against the riser for the bottom stair. This riser has a
curved shape and is carpeted.

Obviously I can't use standard edge quadrant because this is not
curved (though perhaps the plastic kind can be gently heated and bent
into shape?) and won't fit neatly against the vertical carpet on the
stair riser anyway.

I think I should be able to cut the laminate to a matching curve and
trim the carpet back so that the edge of the laminate floor is
recessed under the edge of the carpet. I may have to move any grippers
up slightly but that should be easy. Is that the best way or is there
a trick I haven't thought of?

Thoughts/hints/experiences welcomed.

Simon

I had a very similar problem when I put tiling laminate down in my
kitchen. One of the kitchen end units is curved. There was no problem
cutting the curve on the laminate itself - just used a jig-saw but, as you
say, it's fitting the 'trim' strip that's the problem. I solved it by
cutting the trim into small tapered blocks, each about 3/4" long and
sticking them onto the curved base of the unit with a 'No More Nails' type
adhesive. The 'tiled' laminate I used was a sort of 'limed' colour and the
adhesive dried white so I also used it to fill any gaps between the
blocks. The finished result is excellent and several people have asked,
"How did you do that?" !! If your laminate is wood then you could use a
matching wood filler to fill the gaps. The whole job was slightly
laborious but worth it in the end!

Kev

Having re-read your original post I realise that my solution may not be
suitable because of the stair riser carpeting coming down to floor level.
Sorry about that! In your case I would follow your own suggestion and pull
the carpet away slightly. Fit the laminate flooring a little bit closer (ie
smaller expansion gap) than normal and then re-fit the carpet to cover the
gap.

Kev