We have installed 14mm engineered wood on our entire first floor and would like to use the same for the stair case.
The current tread is 22.5 cm (including round nosing) and the nosing is 2cm proud of the riser
We have thought of a few options:
1) remove the existing nosing using a circular saw and then glue the engineered wood to the tread and a white painted MDF panel to the riser, then use a 90 degree aluminium trim where the tread meets the riser
this is the easiest option but the tread would become 2cm shorter, from 22.5cm to 20.5cm
2) instead of cutting the existing nosing, add some thickness to the riser to bring it flush to the tread; the final results should be the same as 1), losing the same 2cm
3) glue some white painted 9mm mdf to the riser as 1) above but keep the existing nosing and use a profile like this one
https://www.safetyflooring.uk.com/gradus_stair_nosing_ar81_ramp_safety_flooring~dsf~1544180073.htm
This would allow not to reduce the tread length, but the profile doesn't completely cover the existing nosing (due to our floor being 14mm thick) (see picture)
4) instead of fitting 9mm MDF flat to the existing riser, I could fit it at an angle and then use the same profile as above to cover where it meets the tread
Any other alternative?
The current tread is 22.5 cm (including round nosing) and the nosing is 2cm proud of the riser
We have thought of a few options:
1) remove the existing nosing using a circular saw and then glue the engineered wood to the tread and a white painted MDF panel to the riser, then use a 90 degree aluminium trim where the tread meets the riser
this is the easiest option but the tread would become 2cm shorter, from 22.5cm to 20.5cm
2) instead of cutting the existing nosing, add some thickness to the riser to bring it flush to the tread; the final results should be the same as 1), losing the same 2cm
3) glue some white painted 9mm mdf to the riser as 1) above but keep the existing nosing and use a profile like this one
https://www.safetyflooring.uk.com/gradus_stair_nosing_ar81_ramp_safety_flooring~dsf~1544180073.htm
This would allow not to reduce the tread length, but the profile doesn't completely cover the existing nosing (due to our floor being 14mm thick) (see picture)
4) instead of fitting 9mm MDF flat to the existing riser, I could fit it at an angle and then use the same profile as above to cover where it meets the tread
Any other alternative?
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