Think of noise if you are going to seriously laminate stair ways.
First install Hall/Landing flooring, then batten out the riser. The riser is vertical stairpart and the going is the horizontal part. We do this because all stair nosing profiles require a square corner to fit to. We use 19mm battens, kiln dried and screwed to riser.
We then cut the laminate planks to length/width and loose lay in place. TRICK: the riser laminate we fit GROOVE pointing down, the going laminate we fit Tongue pointing in, this achieves a superb sharp clean joint. When all is well we number rear of planks , ie 1r and 1g then 2r and 2g, where r =riser g= going. We then using a HIGH grab clear silicone apply adhesive to CLEAN steps and place laminate into the adhesive, we install beads of silicone every 2 inches.
We then cut the stair profiles to length and glue them direct to the Going, using hi grab silicone.
Shaws only have the following guides:
The Stairnosing is used to finish stair
treads and risers, which have been fully
adhered to the floor using a Shaw
approved multipurpose flooring adhesive.
Stop the flooring about 11/2" from the
steps edge. Install the Molding Track by
gluing, screwing or nailing it 3/4" from
the edge of the stair tread. Apply
construction grade adhesive to the
Stairnosing where the molding makes
contact with the stair tread. Push the
Stairnose into the track from left to right.
You must use either screw-type fasteners
or nails through the face of the Stairnose
to permanently secure it to the track.
Place screws/nails into the Stairnose 2"
from the end and 6" to 8" apart. (Note:
riser piece should be in place under
Stairnosing before screws or nails are
used).
