How to Match Up Stair Carpets With Laminate Flooring

Carpet Goes Over Top of Stairs

• 1

  Leave a gap of approximately 1 1/8 inch between the laminate plank and the carpeted edge.

• 2

  Lay the end molding -- carpet transition -- to determine the correct placement of the trim track. Mark the correct position with a pencil.

• 3

  Install the trim track within the gap. For wood floors, use screws; for concrete floors, use concrete nails or a concrete adhesive.

• 4

  Cut the trim piece and track to the appropriate length for the carpet transition.

• 5

  Angle the trim into the trim track and gently push the trim into the track from one side to the other.

Carpet Ends at Top

• 6

  Cut the edge of the carpet to just below the top lip of the stairs.

• 7

  Lay the stair nose on top of the first stair against the edge.

• 8

  Measure and cut the stair nose to length.

• 9

  Apply construction adhesive to the stair nose and apply to the top of the stair.

• 10

  Start laying the laminate flooring from the stair nose.