Finishing off kitchen step with new flooring

[Leechild]

Hi all

We had laminate flooring put down but due to time we weren't able to get some of the minor bits finished. I now have gap in a step between the living room and kitchen see photos. Any advice on what I can do to fix that. I have lots of offcuts still. Thanks. First house and first diy job so any help would be great.

Although I know it's only a small job but have to start somewhere!!

 

[endecotp]

Google for "stair nosing". You can get small nosings that you could use with your offcuts, or larger ones that might fill the whole gap.

 

[Doggit]

Do you have any more tiles to finish off the top level. If not, then you'd need to use the laminate on the top, then hunt round for a door thresshold jointing strip.

The laminate looks wide enough for you to use a piece across the front of the step, and Wickes do aluminum pieces that you can use as a stair nosing.

 

[vinn]

You would need to replace the transition strip - tile to carpet - if you dont want to replace carpet with carpet?
Removing that in-place strip might be difficult?
No matter what material is used for the riser the installation of a neat and secure riser might also pose difficulties?

One possibility would be to remove the in-place strip and extend the tile to the nosing.
Installing a custom tile nosing - tile tread to tile riser.
And use a tiled riser arrangement.

Any or all the above options might be steps too far for a beginning DIY'er - just saying?
Perhaps you would be better off getting in a professional floor layer, and watch how it might be done?

 

[Leechild]

thank you all for the responses. i don't have anymore laminate for the top, so will replace the transition strip with a nice new one then use some of the off cuts for the riser, add a stair nose and then either a piece of similar matching wood for the riser or off cuts from the flooring (the gap is a little too big to use only one piece of offcut). what i'm not sure about is the join or gap between the riser and the floorboard. is there a best way to seal this? thanks.

 

[endecotp]

Match the skirting?