COREtec Stair Tread Product Gives You Options.

We have been selling COREtec® Flooring since 2013. We have seen it grow to great success in the marketplace. As with any floating floor, the installation has always been challenging but not so much that it creates a barrier for the do-it-yourself crowd. However, what we have observed is that floating floor plank installation on stairways requires some carpenter skills. Lots of cutting, mitering and fitting with horizontal and vertical joins. This article introduces a newer product from US Floors that simplifies the stair step problems. COREtec® Stair Treads.

These stair Treads are sold as single units and match colors for HD, Design, and Enhanced product lines. The other product colors in the COREtec® lines have not been paired up with their own stair treads. Please check with us if you need to order we can check with the manufacturer to determine availability.

A little bit of history, US Floors® initially offered only one option - the stair cap. It matched the color and concealed the seam where the riser meets the tread. If you had a bullnose stair tread you had to decide if you were going to shave the tread's nose to achieve a proper 90-degree angle. This is not a decision to take lightly as it is an irreversible cut. The stair cap is on the left below. The image on the right is the flush stair nose configuration.

After about 3 years US Floors® introduced the Flush Stair Nose as a solution to simulate a bullnose. But this still did not really deal with an exisitng stair's bullnose. It did offer an elegant finish if your stairs already are a riser/tread right angle configuration. Adopting a flush stair nose gives you the same starting point question. If I have an existing bullnose do I need to shave it off to apply this product's technology? In both solutions there is a requirement - a well define a right angle.

This new product acts as a capping solution that does not require shaving the existing bullnose. It is a two-piece solution with an open end and a capping corner. The installer would need to cut for the depth and width of the tread. The capping endpiece, if used would need to be cut to match the depth of the tread. This will work well with wrap around exposed bullnose construction, found in older homes.

We have attached the Manufacture information sheet to this blog post. Click on the image to the left or here to download. There is also a technical design specifications for all the Trim included in the PDF if you are interested. Thanks for reading and good luck with your project.

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