Place each riser against the frame underneath.
How to lay engineered hardwood flooring on stairs.
Trim to your preference.
Apply flooring glue of the back of the boards and place them on the steps.
Watch how to install treads risers and stair nosing on it.
Cut the flooring boards to size using a circular saw.
Buy premade stair treads.
Nail the boards into place with finishing nails.
While that dried it was time to solve another challenge.
Dealing with the stair nosing.
This also helps your stain to better match your floor.
If your stairs are carpeted remove the carpeting as well as any tack strips and remaining staples.
Each one of stair steps had a lip or edge on it nosing and the replacement hardwood flooring we planned to install didn t cover it.
Cut the treads large about one inch larger than the stair so they hang over the riser.
Stair treads have the nosing built in so it looks much better and is a lot less wasteful.
Also treads are made from a high grade of wood so the color is consistent.
I had the same issue that kelly over at lilypad cottage was dealing with during her stair renovation.
Choose premade stair treads.
For tread planks you can buy planks with pre made rounded edges to keep your stairs from looking blocky.
Installing hardwood flooring on stairs you can face with open sided staircase.