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Stairs and laminate flooring aww 11-12-2006
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Posted by on November 12, 2006, 4:52 pm


I want to replace the carpeting on my stairs with laminate flooring.
Simple enough for the stairs and risers, but the stringers are also
carpeted and I don't have a clue as to how to "dress" them, other than
possibly leaving the carpet on them (the stringers), which I would
rather not do.

Does anyone have suggestions please? Thanks!

Bill in Alberta


Posted by on November 12, 2006, 5:41 pm


Carpeted stringers make a certain fashion statement !

Personally I would not do laminate stairs because they're so slick - a
spill, or running down the stairs in socks, is dangerous. Well, if
you're me it's dangerous.

Are the stairs, risers, and stringer "construction grade" - as in, not
meant to be seen ?

aww@telusplanet.net wrote:
> I want to replace the carpeting on my stairs with laminate flooring.
> Simple enough for the stairs and risers, but the stringers are also
> carpeted and I don't have a clue as to how to "dress" them, other than
> possibly leaving the carpet on them (the stringers), which I would
> rather not do.
>
> Does anyone have suggestions please? Thanks!
>
> Bill in Alberta


Posted by on November 12, 2006, 7:11 pm


Yep, stringers are ugly under the existing carpeting. I hear what you
are saying about the laminate on stairs...solid oak is a much safer
route.

On Nov 12, 3:41 pm, roger61...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Carpeted stringers make a certain fashion statement !
>
> Personally I would not do laminate stairs because they're so slick - a
> spill, or running down the stairs in socks, is dangerous. Well, if
> you're me it's dangerous.
>
> Are the stairs, risers, and stringer "construction grade" - as in, not
> meant to be seen ?
>
>
>
> a...@telusplanet.net wrote:
> > I want to replace the carpeting on my stairs with laminate flooring.
> > Simple enough for the stairs and risers, but the stringers are also
> > carpeted and I don't have a clue as to how to "dress" them, other than
> > possibly leaving the carpet on them (the stringers), which I would
> > rather not do.
>
> > Does anyone have suggestions please? Thanks!
>
> > Bill in Alberta- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -


Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on November 12, 2006, 11:25 pm



> Carpeted stringers make a certain fashion statement !
>
> Personally I would not do laminate stairs because they're so slick - a
> spill, or running down the stairs in socks, is dangerous.

Don't confuse cheap laminate with good laminate. I've had my stairs done
for many years now and it is safer than the carpet that used to be on there.
I walk up and down them often with just my socks and never had the slighted
bit of slipperiness. The better brands make a bull nose especially for the
treads.



Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on November 12, 2006, 11:28 pm



>I want to replace the carpeting on my stairs with laminate flooring.
> Simple enough for the stairs and risers, but the stringers are also
> carpeted and I don't have a clue as to how to "dress" them, other than
> possibly leaving the carpet on them (the stringers), which I would
> rather not do.
>
> Does anyone have suggestions please? Thanks!
>
> Bill in Alberta

Not being able to see them it is difficult to say exactly what would work.
In my case, I just stained them to match the laminate. On one side of a
split stair it was open. I used a pine board to make a side and stained
that also.



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