Vinyl Nosing on Stair Landing: Cosmetic Help Needed
ryancrotty
3 years ago
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We're installing vinyl nosing on a stair landing (technically several landings) and when in position, you can see into the hollow cavity of the nosing. Looks terrible.
The best approach I've come up with so far is to fill it with a wood glue that has been mixed with similar color saw dust, but I'm wondering if any other experts have thoughts. Any suggestions on how to finish this off professionally?
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Who (and how) should install wood on landing at top of stairs?
Comments (8)Thank you for responding and your advice. I think you are right. The carpenter is very talented at what he does: custom cabinets, staircases, beams, building and rehabbing all manner of furniture, custom doors, great trim work, etc; but he is not a wood floor installer. I'm not hiring a GC for this project. So in order to get the timing right, tell me if this is the right sequence: carpenter demos the carpet, railings, balustrades, post, etc, and gets really accurate measurements of what's there now. Makes and installs the wood treads, risers, landings, and removes the wood that is currently going around the edges of the top landing. When he's done with all that I'll have the woodfloor installer do their work. Then the carpenter will come back and finish the posts, railing and balustrades, and some trim work. Then painters come to paint and stain everything. The carpenter is pretty flexible, so I don't think he will mind having a break in the project for the wood floor people to come. And we've worked together very well before, so I don't think he will be insulted that I feel more comfortable hiring a dedicated wood floor installer. Detail question: For the 2 steps going up from the landing to the gameroom, should the carpeter do these steps before the woodfloor person comes or after? I was thinking after, so that the wood floor runs all the way to that step and the riser sits on top of that. Thanks again for responding; this is very helpful....See Morehelp! uneven landing top of stairs
Comments (9)<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><md>Thank you, All! @LeMaster Architects, i have not chosen the flooring yet so open on thickness. So you think, if the variance in the final step can remain at least or less than 3/8” - remove the too step and replace the plywood with thicker one to match and then replace a new nosing. Do i have that correct? @ci_lantro what about ripping up the landing plywood and replacing with ceramic tile pattern? Or i guess that needs plywood underneath? I hate to have a trip hazard. This is a small condo and not my forever home so want to ensure resell-able. Ugh wish i knew what happened previously when whoever installed that new plywood over the old. Thank you all and keep em comin! I know theres a creative solution out there!...See MoreI need help on stair/landing flooring
Comments (7)The stairs had to be designed with a finish material in mind, to keep them code compliant for riser and run. What material were they designed to use? If you dont know, that probably means carpet. Its the far better choice to muffle the thundering herd on the stairs to a media room....See MoreMaterial for intermediate landings on oak stair tread staircase?
Comments (8)@G & S services Well, I found a stair place, and they have complete landings. They look just like the treads, same bullnose front, same build of strips glued together, but they are 4’ x 4’ or (5’ x 5’). This place does installations as well as sales (but scheduling weeks out). He offered to tell me what I should be charged for labor. In the process, I showed him the crappy subfloor and I explained that the contractor says the labor will be expensive (especially versus the laminate labor) because removing the existing treads snd landings is labor intensive (due in part to nails versus screws and irregular nailing pattern). The sales guy asked why they are doing all that removal, and he explained how they hanfle my situation: ———- [sorry pictures are split up. 3rd is at bottom) Cut off part of the 2x12 tread to remove the overhanging part. Do the cutting IN PLACE. The 2 x 12 is now flush with riser — no overhang.. Install the new tread on top of the old. It will overhang. install the new riser to cover the front edge of the old tread where you cut it off. NOTE: It does mean that the first step is taller by 1-1/16” and the top step to the landing is shorter. All the intermediate steps will have the same height as before. ————— Any thoughts? My contractor thinks it will cause a trip hazard (which is what I said of the laminate stairnose lip at the 2nd floor.) But we are both afraid of what we’ll find under the treads and landings....See Moreryancrotty
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