I would use a square edge transition and butt the vertical edge of the transition up against the top stair.
How to finish top stair tread with laminate flooring.
With the addition of a laminated stair nose it rivals all other materials for wear durability and appearance.
Before installing laminate flooring on stairs you shouldn t finis.
The riser must come flush with the surface of the tread and the stair nose which goes on last curls around the top of the riser and either fits flush against the laminate.
In banister applications it is the board on the floor and balusters and posts are installed on top.
Laminate floor planks work well on stairs.
The new stair nose cannot be installed with an overhang.
Or you can have laminate on the stairs and need to finish the carpet up to the top stair of laminate.
The hardwood flooring guy handles it from the top of stair run.
How to installing laminate flooring on stairs you can face with stair landing installation.
If one plank doesn t suffice you may have to cut and join another one.
The risers go on next.
I m not sure how even that would be with the top stair.
Or the space beneath the hang can be filled in with wood.
Most of the stairs have an overhang that may need to be cut off.
How to finish stairs with laminate.
Mark the line at which you want the laminate flooring to end and your other flooring to begin with a chalk snap line.
Now if carpeting is used for the second floor i rip off the 1 4 of the width that has the groove and use sandpaper to kiss the edge to take the sharp edge off.
Next you can cut the riser pieces similarly.
Most often the top stair will involve installing a stair nose.
I m assuming the top stair is 3 4 of an inch thick.
With the laminate being lower than the top stair its not a good idea to use a t mold as it would be on a slant.
Place the plank against the riser for a better measurement.
Scraped and sanded oak stair treads are comparatively simple to finish.
Once you ve installed the rest of the stairs cover the top tread and install a transition to finish the flooring at the top of the stairs.
Landing tread is a type of stair part that is used either under a floor level banister as shoe rail or around an intermediate landing of a stairway.
For the tread you may need to place the laminate plank on top of the stair to get an exact fit.
The only difference here is that the riser is vertical.