Zach
New Member
Hi Everyone,
I am looking for some advice on the best way to approach the toughest part of my hardwood installation/patching process. I have white oak floors that end in the living room and then there is a 1 stair reduction/doorway into the next room. The wood goes perpendicular to the doorway. There was never hardwood in this area, only a makeshift pine stair tread that was underneath carpeting.
My question is: How can I make this transition look proper? As you can see from the pics, the hardwood ends about 6 inches before the wall in the adjoining room (right at the door jamb). I know it is technically a "top step" and generally the hardwood would butt perpendicular to the stair nose, but it would be a lot of extra work. I am now considering using a stair tread to fill the extra space and avoid lacing 48'' in width to add an extra ~4" of length.
Would this look terrible? Is there a best practice for this sort of thing? I am concerned about how it would look with a 8" stair tread with grain running perpendicular to the floor, as opposed to just a couple of inches of a stair nose at the edge. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Of course I am open to any suggestions that I haven't already considered as well. Thanks!
I am also adding an image of how the pine "threshold" used to look before removing
I am looking for some advice on the best way to approach the toughest part of my hardwood installation/patching process. I have white oak floors that end in the living room and then there is a 1 stair reduction/doorway into the next room. The wood goes perpendicular to the doorway. There was never hardwood in this area, only a makeshift pine stair tread that was underneath carpeting.
My question is: How can I make this transition look proper? As you can see from the pics, the hardwood ends about 6 inches before the wall in the adjoining room (right at the door jamb). I know it is technically a "top step" and generally the hardwood would butt perpendicular to the stair nose, but it would be a lot of extra work. I am now considering using a stair tread to fill the extra space and avoid lacing 48'' in width to add an extra ~4" of length.
Would this look terrible? Is there a best practice for this sort of thing? I am concerned about how it would look with a 8" stair tread with grain running perpendicular to the floor, as opposed to just a couple of inches of a stair nose at the edge. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Of course I am open to any suggestions that I haven't already considered as well. Thanks!
I am also adding an image of how the pine "threshold" used to look before removing
