Installing a nail down engineered hardwood floor step 1.
Installing engineered hardwood on steps.
Apply flooring glue of the back of the boards and place them on the steps.
Engineered wood floors are easy to install and resistant to moisture making them a great alternative to traditional hardwood floors.
If you are installing engineered hardwood on your existing stairs you are already eliminating a significant portion of the cost of the project.
Make sure the pieces are flat not leaning against something which could warm them.
Open your boxes of engineered hardwood in the room where you ll be installing it.
Allow the flooring to sit for 3 to 4 days in that room so it can acclimate to the temperature and moisture and expand or contract as necessary.
Nail the boards into place with finishing nails.
You will have to purchase the engineered wood and a stairnose molding for each stair.
Stairnose moldings are very expensive and hardwood is typically expensive as well.
Typically installing engineered wood on a staircase is one of the most expensive types of installations that you can do.