Is it OK to put laminate flooring on stairs?
Wed, Jul 16, 2008
Many people are concerned about safety of installing laminate flooring on stairs. Most concerns are about laminate slippery and the lip on the end of the step that should be used when installing laminate flooring on stairs. If you are one of the, here are pros and cons that could help you to decide.
Laminate flooring aren’t more slippery than wood floors. The stair moldings are a bit of a concern. Don’t try to use a 4in1 Pergo reducer as a stair molding. If you use an actual Pergo stair molding, the molding will not stick out farther than the riser and will stick up only 1/8″ on the step. There is no way to put a carpet runner over laminate without ruining it. So if you can’t tolerate the little transition strip on each step, you need something other than laminate. But other way, laminate is fine.
Some people like laminate stairs, other hate it. Personally, I am not too fond of it because all those stair moldings look too busy, chaotic. On the up side, if one of the boards gets damaged, it will be easy to replace.
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