[wwkayaker]

My stairs and the pony wall don't meet up so the baseboard trim doesn't come together properly. What would be a good way to finish this trim?

Thanks!

 

[wwkayaker]

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[lenaitch]

You could build up the stringer with a piece of wood -tall enough to make the trim meet and slightly narrower than the thickness of the stringer to give a stepped look. Use something nicer than regular dimensional lumber. Or wait until something closer to a carpenter chimes in.

 

[BigJim]

This may be a little heavy but if it were mine or I were called to fix that, I would first of all not use the base on top of the stringer, I would go with a base cap. I would cut the floor back and use a landing tread at the landing and continue it around and back into that pony wall. I would let the base cap and stringer die under the landing tread.

If you wanted to do it where it would really look good, do as I stated and also install a post and rail there to keep someone from stepping off that first step.

 

[ChuckF.]

....If you wanted to do it where it would really look good, do as I stated and also install a post and rail there to keep someone from stepping off that first step.

That's a good point, when you round that corner to the stairs, the first step is not where you expect it to be.

 

[ChiTownPro]

This may be a little heavy but if it were mine or I were called to fix that, I would first of all not use the base on top of the stringer, I would go with a base cap. I would cut the floor back and use a landing tread at the landing and continue it around and back into that pony wall. I would let the base cap and stringer die under the landing tread.

If you wanted to do it where it would really look good, do as I stated and also install a post and rail there to keep someone from stepping off that first step.

Bingo! Here's your answer OP.

 

[mikeyp78]

you could build up the stringer with a piece of wood -tall enough to make the trim meet and slightly narrower than the thickness of the stringer to give a stepped look. Use something nicer than regular dimensional lumber. Or wait until something closer to a carpenter chimes in.

^^^that's a great idea^^^

 

[mikeyp78]

This may be a little heavy but if it were mine or I were called to fix that, I would first of all not use the base on top of the stringer, I would go with a base cap. I would cut the floor back and use a landing tread at the landing and continue it around and back into that pony wall. I would let the base cap and stringer die under the landing tread.

If you wanted to do it where it would really look good, do as I stated and also install a post and rail there to keep someone from stepping off that first step.

^^and that's the right way to do it^^