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In theory anything can be glued to anything else. A riser needs to be fastened. Choosing the fastener is what makes this a good or bad idea. A vinyl plank that is nailed or stapled is a bad idea. A vinyl plank that is GLUED to the riser can be a good idea. But now the fun part...not all glues grab vinyl. And not all glues grab particle board or OSB. Especially OSB. Which begs the question, what are your stairs made out of? What vinyl product is your choice of flooring? When your stairs were built, did your flooring choice make it to the builder so that the stairs could be properly constructed/made to code to ensure an easy installation for your choice of flooring? Whew. So many questions for such a "simple" answer. I know. Stairs are tricky. Vinyl can be tricky if the wrong vinyl is chosen for the wrong application with the wrong adhesive on the wrong surface. Do you have photos of the stairs?

I’m hoping that it’s not going to be too difficult to find the skill and expertise needed to prepare the treads. We’re in the greater Indianapolis area. Is this a unique enough project (preparing stair treads by matching stain and replicating hand scraped texture) that we might struggle to find someone? Quick Google searches suggest to me that many species of wood treads can be purchased online, including treads with various degrees of distressing, but I’d prefer to work more locally so we can see what we’re getting. I’m pretty sure the flooring store, which has a very good reputation locally, will be qualified to do the installation. I need to get back in touch with my contact at the flooring store for thoughts. I might also reach out the man who custom built our kitchen cabinets to see if this is the type of carpentry work he might do (he did a beautiful job on our cabinets).

If in doubt go darker. Like 3-5 times darker. When the product is PURPOSEFULLY stained a different colour than the floor, it is used as an ACCENT. That accent can then be 'picked up' in other ways. Such as a dark railing or dark spindles. All it takes is TWO items to create a 'look'. This works with pillows and area rugs or area rugs and drapes. It can work for stair treads and railings/spindles. Simply make the decision that makes TWO items the same colour. Maple is a pain to stain LIGHT...but it is very handsome when worked in a DARK stain. It will look 'almost' painted but not quite. Ask the wood trim company to create a dark charcoal or 'almost' black stain. And then MAKE SURE you get ONE OTHER ITEM in that same colour. The two put TOGETHER make a statement. It's a brilliant way to fix an oopsa.