Where laminate meets a concrete step

[evansg81]

Hi

I recently fitted laminate flooring throughout my hallway and kitchen (not a bad job for a newbie, too!). My only problem is where the laminate meets the concrete steps at the front and back doors. These steps are around 3-5mm higher than the surface of the laminate (if that). At the moment, the laminate stops short of the steps, leaving the expansion gap. So when you walk into my house you are greeted by a concrete step, a gap and then my lovely laminate!

Any ideas? I've seen those 'nosing' things on another thread, and I wonder if I could fit a laminate board over the concrete with a nosing to bridge the gap and make a small step, but I haven't looked into the widths etc involved to see if this would work. Perhaps I'd have to use some underlay or something to build the height of the step before laying the laminate on top, therefore giving room for the nosing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, ta

 

[WoodYouLike]

A flat (mostly solid) oak beading (4 - 5mm thick) any option? You can 'grip-fill' it to the laminate.

 

[evansg81]

Hi wood

Forgot to mention that the height difference is slightly less than the height of any beading I've seen. It's probably more like 2-3mm (I'm at work so I can't measure it ) so the beading would stick up at the top

I thought about using beading and then putting a laminate plank on the step, but then the step would be higher than the beading again...

Also, what does grip fill mean? thanks

 

[masona]

 

[evansg81]

hmm, I've just been searching the net and I've realised that there are loads of different shaped beadings etc, not just the quadrant type that I've seen. I think one of those 'reducer' types might do the trick.

 

[WoodYouLike]

Have a look here for Flat beading