How to install vinyl on stairs

Pergo Vinyl is a great option for covering your stairs with the right profiles. 

The best solution

Pergo offers different options when it comes to installing vinyl on stairs:

• Pergo Stair Covers are available for Namsen pro, Namsen pad pro, Vorma pad pro and Glomma pad pro.They are designed for closed stairs with risers, with a maximum width of 1474 mm (medium planks) or 1231 mm (small planks).
• Pergo Incizo profile and the Incizo aluminium base profile

Just keep in mind that the steps of your staircase must be straight and not rounded. It's also important that the subfloor is porous enough to have a strong adhesion between the glue and subfloor.

Vinyl Stair Covers: an easy step-by-step guide

With the next steps you will be to able to give your stairs a new look, perfectly matching with your beautiful vinyl floor.

1. Fix any damage and make sure that the surface area of your stairs is perfectly clean and level.
2. Measure the exact height and width of each riser (vertical side) and of each step (horizontal side).
3. To cut a floor plank to size, start measuring from the groove on the long side. Also cut off all other click profiles.
4. Click together a stair cover and a vinyl plank. Cut the full vinyl stair cover to size. If the bullnose stands out more than 30mm from the riser, an additional plank can be clicked in. Tape these two parts together on the backside.
5. Gluing – vertical side: Always perform a dry fit before gluing the stair. Start from the top and glue down the vertical front sides first. Use the recommended glue and glue in a wavy motion so enough glue is applied.
6. Attach each floor panel to the corresponding vertical side of each step, with the groove downwards.
7. Gluing – horizontal sides: Always perform a dry fit before gluing the stairs. First of all, glue down the upper stair cover. If the floor on the upper level is installed floating, make sure you use an Incizo between the glued down upper stair cover and the floating floor. For each step, click all parts together to cover the tread (the stair cover and the piece of floor panel) so that one full stair cover is formed. Apply glue on the staircase in a wavy motion and make sur enough glue is applied.
8. Push each stair cover in the groove of the panel that is attached on the riser above. Repeat this for every step.
9. Finish seams with Pergo Coloured kit (QSKIT(-)) to hide any imperfections. The Coloured kit is available in white and different matching colours to your floor. The coloured kit is also paintable.

Note: this is a guide for a full colour-matched staircase. Would you like stairs with painted risers? Then you only need to follow the steps regarding the stair covers (horizontal side).

Vinyl profiles for stairs: a few practical steps

There are several possibilities to install profiles, here's one of them:

1. Remove any old floor covering. Fix any damage and make sure that the surface area of your stairs is perfectly clean and level.
2. Cut the planks to the dimensions of the vertical side of each step. Use gloves and cut away from your body. We recommend using a concave cutter knife. Next, glue the plank that has been cut to measure to the vertical side.
3. Place an aluminium profile on the edge of the stairs. Securely screw this in position.
4. Level any irregularities on your steps using a levelling compound. After this, sand everything down and vacuum. The transition between the aluminium profile and the surface of your stairs must be completely smoothed over as well.
5. Cover each step with vinyl that has been cut to size. Glue them down and make sure that they fit snugly against the vertical side. Press firmly. Now your staircase looks like new.
6. Repeat these steps for the rest of the stairs.

After 24h of drying of the glued installation, you can use your stairs.