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Title: Installation Hardwood/Bamboo Stair Nose Rev.:2
Hardwood/Bamboo Stair Nose
The stair nose trim piece covers the front edge of the stair tread. The stair tread is usually covered with the same
floor covering as the connecting floor. The result is stairway which coordinates with the rest of the floor in the
house.
The back end of the stair noses are built in two profiles. One profile is a
“grooved” and the other is “stepped.” This installation procedure
describes the step profile. The step of the stair nose rests on the
tongue of the floor. For the groove profile, the method is similar, but
the groove of the stair nose is mated to the tongue of the floor.
Step 1.
Take a stair nose molding piece and place it on the edge of the step,
where it will be installed. Place the flooring plank to be used as the
new stair tread against the stair nose. Mark at where the position of
the floor as indicated in diagram.
Step 2.
Remove the pieces.
Step 3.
Apply several beads of flooring adhesive or construction adhesive to the
surface of the stair tread. This is to bond the flooring plank to the surface
of the stair tread, thereby making it the new stair tread, to match with
the stair nose that will be installed.