creating a step in a wood floor

[jh1234]

Hi,

I am laying reclaimed wood floorboards in my victorian terrace. The layout is typical, 2 main rooms and a galley kitchen downstairs. The middle room is always going to be higher than the other 2 rooms and so it has been decided to make a feature of this by creating a step in between it and the other rooms. However, I am unsure as to how to make the step look good, other than making a very square edge. Any suggestions or links to pics???
Thanks!

 

[WoodYouLike]

If you're installing solid wood, do you have a router? You can 'ease' off the square edge.

 

[jh1234]

Thanks for the advice, will look into getting a router.

 

[mattysupra]

Make sure you get some practise in with the router before you attack the floor with it! Takes a couple of runs to learn how to use..

 

[big-all]

if its a small step try and make it as obvious as possible so people dont trip on it

tell me the width and rise and i will have some nice "step " suggestions for with router and without

 

[mattysupra]

Tell us all anyway, Alot of flooring manufactories have stopped making nosings for there floors lately and im stuck making my own! Any ideas would be appreciated. O and most of my floors i fit on stairs are engineered!

 

[WoodYouLike]

Tell us all anyway, Alot of flooring manufactories have stopped making nosings for there floors lately and im stuck making my own! Any ideas would be appreciated. O and most of my floors i fit on stairs are engineered!

Matty, a local moulding company we frequently use for solid threshold etc do do a very nice stair-nosing (Solid Oak). Made out of two parts for easier installation.