stair risers meets drywall

02-02-2011, 03:03 PM	#1
t__rav Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1	stair risers meets drywall Ok, long story short I recently bought a house with a partially finished basement. It had very old school carpet and the wife wants it gone. So, I ripped up all the carpet and then we both decided on floating laminate for the new flooring. I have installed laminate before with no problem however; I have not installed it on stairs. After reading different threads I think I understand how to do most of the installing but one thing still confuses me. The stairs are open on one side with no banister. I understand on the open side, the stair nose will be cut in such a way it hides the drywall up to the tread. However, (this is where I am confused), the laminate that covers the riser just ends. My question is, what can I do to hide the seam from laminate to drywall on the riser. I am not sure my question is clear but I hope so. Thanks in advance for the help

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02-02-2011, 05:09 PM	#2
woodman58 Member     Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Blackwell, Missouri Posts: 410	stair risers meets drywall On the side that does not have drywall you can purchase a 1 x 10 board and stain it or paint it. After it dries nail the board on the side to cover highest and lowest part of the step. This is a link of what I am talking about. Just do this on one side. Then install your laminate . You won't have to cover the sides. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...w=1003&bih=606

02-02-2011, 06:28 PM	#3
FlooringDude Member   Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 51	stair risers meets drywall Can you post a pic of what it looks like now?