Stair Nosing install over Bamboo or Laminate Wood

How to install stair nosing. In this case, I have bamboo hardwood flooring in the hallway. The bamboo manufacturer, Cali Bamboo, does make a number of stair noses. However, the measurements weren't quite right in my case. This is how I got around that problem.
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[@LienLe1]

Best stair nose techniques that I can learn from all of you so far. Even the pros screwed up my stair noses. Thanks.

[@raekc4839]

Thanks for this video. I think I can do this. I saw a This old house video which involved routing for a spline. Way to complicated. I'm glad to learn I can do it this way. I'll use screws instead of nails.

[@tyronemckinson6205]

This is exactly what I have been endlessly searching the Web for. Thank you for this 👍

[@Steven-mv4bb]

YES! I kept searching for things like "bullnose at top of stairs" and got nowhere.

[@user-ec7ku4jr7i]

Ditto

[@splash5974]

Looks good. Apply your putty over the nail holes, then give the whole nosing a scuff with maybe a 400 grit, and apply some satin polyurethane. It will match the bamboo flooring very close to perfect. Good job!

[@karlchristofferson3588]

Looks good

[@kevinoneill41]

Nice I like to use PLP contractor glue in between the finish nail. If you press down on the front of the nosing the hole board will lift soon the nosing will be come unstable

[@romanantonyuk414]

This will not last the full course of a year. “Don’t forget expansion” ... then don’t nail a stair nose that you wanted attached and flush to the floor. That literally defeats the purpose of the expansion gap. This is why they make stair noses that we all hate that go over the top of the floor and leave room for expansion.

[@garyhughes7737]

Exactly right

[@hnorrie8424]

Nice job, but I think it was a better idea for safty reason if you applied glue first then screwed instead of nailing. Thanks for sharing this video though.

[@HelpingHand1]

Appreciate the feedback.

[@karthikeyanbalasubramaniam598]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing it!

[@peterb6631]

Curious to know how the flooring expansion worked out over time, because Cali (and all wood flooring makers) say that you should not butt the flooring up against any immovable object (such as this nosing). Expansion gaps are supposed to be everywhere. I'm planning an install around my staircase now and I'm struggling with the proper resolution to many topics like this regarding how to hide the gaps.

[@garyhughes7737]

That's correct , the overlapping nose accomadates for expansion without leaving a gap or buckling.

[@Tracker7266]

I know this video is 5 yrs old. but I couldn't find the molding you described on Amazon. I was wondering if you remembered the LINK. I've searched the internet extensively, I've been to Lowe's and Home Depot and I'm hitting a dead end on every turn. All the laminate floor manufacturers provide an overlapping trim and that's not what I want. I'm looking for a flush bull nose at the top of my stairs as shown in your video. I'm almost to the point where I'm going to mill my own. It's mind boggling why flooring manufacturers don't offer a flush option like in your video.

[@caseymuni4097]

I see 2 mistakes installing nailed down bull nose with a floating bamboo. One, bamboo is floated with soft underlayment after time of expending and shrinking you might get a gap. Two, headless nails on the bull nosing may not be enough , you need screws.

[@HelpingHand1]

Appreciate the feedback. Thank you.

[@johnpacella9519]

The wood for the nosing was oak. Check the grain pattern.

[@Kmunro170]

Excellent instructions. Thank you!

[@HelpingHand1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@utseay]

Nicely done.

[@Gnarsley]

Looks great Thank you for sharing!

[@guerro327]

You can just sand and repaint with a satin finish polyurethane. Nice job,

[@HelpingHand1]

Thank you!

[@karlchristofferson3588]

Agreed, wont be so slippery, good video

[@Jihadsux]

Wouldn't be easier to install Cali bamboo stair nosing first, then attach floating floor and work backwards to install hallway floor planks?

[@HelpingHand1]

Absolutely. However, I wasn't a fan of their dimensions.

[@peterx1058]

Hubba Bubba. What do I need to do to install a nose cap on a step in a room with a floating laminate floor? Seems like you know a thing or two bout this

[@hulkamaniac25]

Thank You!

[@zahirkhan778]

and doesnt even drop a link to amazon

[@marcodeluca4068]

Hey pulling it out do have video clip or can you explain need to do that first

[@SONICSTAR07]

Have Questions My stairs and living room had carpet and I removed the carpet from the living room and install Cali bamboo flooring. I wanted to cut the carpet on the nose of the landing and do the samethiing you did and use a 7inc white pine to cover the 7 inch dropped into the living room. Because the carpet was transition from the stairs landing all the way into the living room as one piece Is possible to to use that transition noses for that purpose any suggestion will be greatly appreciated

[@califloorwalker]

Nice find! Color matches perfectly.

[@HelpingHand1]

Thank you! It's pretty darn close.

[@AnthonyDavis-iz4is]

Can I put a wood stair nose over a laminate flooring ..I can't find the right color to match my laminate flooring

[@61spindrift]

of course you can. The installation of the nosing is important and I would do it differently than this video. This was a floating floor install and the nosing nailed to the floor will not be. And this nosing will not last more than a year as it was not glued or screwed. If you have the expertise and tools I would have installed the nosing by installing a spline in between. However, that requires a router and bit and some know how. But to answer you question...yes a wood nosing about 3" wide is how I would have done it. Otherwise, they do make laminate nosing with a track that is screwed to the floor first and then the nosing snaps into it. That is probably best of all as it would be same material as floor and let the nosing float with the floor. One thing I would like to add and many would disagree is wood movement and expansion joints are over rated.

[@CaliFloors]

Nice!

[@samtuneful]

Great

[@fidellsam2478]

What is the color of putty you were using? I can’t find it at Lowe’s

[@HelpingHand1]

Pecan

[@geobruv3649]

How did the expansion hold up?

[@annanimity8669]

That’s what I want to know 🤔

[@bigbuck2720]

Grain of wood doesn't match should have found someone to make it out of bamboo

[@Tinyteacher1111]

Jeff Oaks I think he knows that. The idea was to show how to install nosing on a stair, which he did.

[@Tinyteacher1111]

This helped me a lot, because I just moved into a house with a stairway done in bamboo, but the nosing is way too high. I’m scared of the steps!

[@nava11182005]

What is link for the stair nose on Amazon

[@quickstep2u]

Did you find the link? If yes, please share. Thanks

[@intelin123]

So is it better to start at the stairs and work your way out. ????. Can you even start at the stairs????

[@HelpingHand1]

Absolutely. Unfortunately I didn't have the nosing in time.

[@intelin123]

@@HelpingHand1 ok. Thats what i am doing with mine. I will only have one transition to do. I am putting oak treads on stairs. I figured stair nosing are too hard to find so i think is better to put oak treads. I will let you know soon. Thanks

[@peterx1058]

XN somebody tell me If this method will work in a room with floating laminate?

[@michaelnewell4929]

Use the other type of nosing (with the lip instead of the flush edge), leave a gap for expansion and contraction, don't forget a good adhesive and use screws with oak plugs to cover the countersink of the screw. You'll have to sand and finish the oak pugs, but his suggestion to use finish nails for a top stair nosing is not secure enough for a piece that will take the mechanical punishment that a top stair nosing is exposed to. Finish nails are more for items like door casing that have minimal exposure to mechanical stress. A top stair nosing is exactly the opposite. I'm a stickler, so I would even put a second screw behind the first (if the frame below the floor allows) because the single screw can eventually act as a hinge instead of a fastener.

[@aleale8029]

1:57 no pun intended

[@sportsandmovieclips5552]

chose a gloss poly LOL !