Nail the boards into place with finishing nails.
Installing engineered hardwood on steps.
Nail down the first row for your first row face the tongue toward the center of the room pre drilling and nailing with finishing nails about 1 inch in from the wall.
Typically installing engineered wood on a staircase is one of the most expensive types of installations that you can do.
Installing a nail down engineered hardwood floor step 1.
Cut the flooring boards to size using a circular saw.
You will have to purchase the engineered wood and a stairnose molding for each stair.
Open your boxes of engineered hardwood in the room where you ll be installing it.
Engineered hardwood is often sold prefabricated into risers and stairs so you need only to purchase the premade pieces in the color and dimensions you want.
Apply flooring glue of the back of the boards and place them on the steps.
Stairnose moldings are very expensive and hardwood is typically expensive as well.
Make sure the pieces are flat not leaning against something which could warm them.