A Step Above: Creating Beautiful and Safe Stairs with Stairnoses
Extend the beauty of your new flooring to your staircase with our essential collection of stairnose moldings. A stairnose is the crucial finishing piece that transitions your flooring from a flat surface to the edge of a step, creating a cohesive, durable, and safe stairway. It’s the single most important component for a professional-looking and long-lasting stair installation.
Why a Stairnose is Essential for Any Stair Project
A stairnose is expertly designed to handle the unique demands of a staircase, providing critical benefits that go far beyond just aesthetics.
- Enhanced Safety and Grip: The primary function of a stairnose is safety. It creates a rounded, finished edge on each step that takes the brunt of foot traffic, reducing the risk of slipping and providing a more secure foothold compared to a sharp plank edge.
- Superior Durability and Edge Protection: The edge of a stair is a high-impact area. A stairnose is built to be robust, protecting the more vulnerable edges of your flooring planks from chipping, cracking, and premature wear, ensuring your stairs look great for years.
- A Polished, Professional Look: This molding expertly covers the expansion gap and the exposed core of the flooring plank, creating a seamless and continuous flow of color and texture from the floor to the stairs. It’s the defining element that makes a staircase look custom-built and professionally finished.
Understanding Stairnose Types
Our collection includes options to fit your specific installation needs, ensuring a perfect result whether you're building new or renovating.
- Overlap Stairnose: The most common type for floating floors like LVP and laminate. It features a small lip that rests on top of the flooring on the stair tread. This design neatly covers the required expansion gap and is more forgiving of slight imperfections in the subfloor, making it ideal for retrofitting projects.
- Flush Stairnose: This type sits perfectly level with the flooring on the tread, creating a completely smooth and uniform surface. It provides a sleek, modern look and is often used in new construction or when the stair tread can be built up to match the flooring height precisely.
Find the Perfect Match for Your Staircase
To achieve a truly seamless design, your stairnose should be an exact match for your flooring. Our stairnoses are specifically designed to coordinate perfectly with the color, grain, and texture of our flooring collections. Explore our options to find the ideal molding that will transform your staircase into a safe, durable, and beautiful centerpiece of your home.