Charlie Self wrote:


You're not adding a tread cover? If you're not, no problem. If you're
covering the treads, the bottom tread/riser combo will be 1/4" higher
than the next step up. The end step will be 1/4" lower.

Charlie Self

Doesn't have to be:
In my case, I added the same thickness material in the foyer so the
relationship is the same. I also added the same material for the path from
the stairs to the kitchen door. Everything is in the exact same
relationship.

But even if it is:
On the stairs from the lower level to the foyer, I added nothing to the
bottom so it was 1/4" difference to the first step tread for about 6 years.
No one ever noticed. I've since added engineered wood in the hallway so now
it is 3/8" less than the past six years. No one has ever noticed. The
laminate thickness is about the same as the carpet and padding the OP has in
place now.

Adding laminates to stair treads is done every day in hundreds, maybe
thousands of homes. If it was a concern, the govenment would have new laws
to protect us from ourselves and our stairs.

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Ed

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