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How To Trim This?

Ryan1 | Posted in General Discussion on November 20, 2009 06:41am

I’m preparing to install hardwood treads and risers on an existing carpeted stair and I’m fairly puzzled about the best way to handle the intersection where the top riser, the bullnose and some drywall meet.

I have been considering running the top most riser all the way across the 7′ span from wall to wall, but that will require cutting out some drywall and I will have a 1/4″ reveal where the bottom of the riser will meets the cut drywall. I’m thinking that this will look awkward and will need some molding, but I will only have 1/4″ to work with. Maybe some panel molding would fit well?

Alternatively I have considered stopping the top riser where it would normally stop and leaving the drywall in place and then running some inverted baseboard directly under the bullnose. But then I will have a vertical intersection where the baseboard will meet the riser, and I’m not sure how that would work out.

Please check out my crude drawings and any advice or input is greatly appreciated. The top drawing is plan view and the bottom is a section view.

Thanks again,
Ryan

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  1. seeyou | Nov 20, 2009 09:18pm | #1

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    1. Ryan1 | Nov 21, 2009 01:27am | #2

      Thanks for the bump. Could you see my drawing? I'm not that familiar with attaching stuff.

      1. Henley | Nov 21, 2009 02:23am | #3

        I saw it but my neck hurts. Re-Bump

      2. Snort | Nov 21, 2009 02:27am | #4

        With the 2 different open areas in your drawings, I'm not sure what you've actually got... but, if you're doing a skirt board on the the open side, it can extend to the nosing so the top riser miters into it, like the rest of them do.Can you post a pic of your actualities?http://www.tvwsolar.com

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        1. Henley | Nov 21, 2009 02:58am | #7

          Yeah, I think it's a question of how to intersect
          the profile of the bullnose.

          1. Snort | Nov 21, 2009 03:04am | #8

            Yeah, I'm missing if there's a newel, if the bullnose runs straight across the whole schmeer, and there's also an apron under it, or ???http://www.tvwsolar.com

            We'll have a kid

            Or maybe we'll rent one

            He's got to be straight

            We don't want a bent one

            He'll drink his baby brew

            From a big brass cup

            Someday he may be president

            If things loosen up

          2. Henley | Nov 21, 2009 03:06am | #9

            I'll just wait and see :)

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  3. gordsco | Nov 21, 2009 02:42am | #6

    A small moulding or even a small strip of hardwood will cover the intersection of riser and drywall.

    I doesn't have to be anything fancy. The railings will be so busy most won't notice.

    Then trim under the nosing, one to the left, one to the right of the intersect trim.

     



    Edited 11/20/2009 7:41 pm by gordsco

    1. Novy | Nov 21, 2009 04:37am | #12

      Just trying to think of something smartass to say................ 

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      1. Ryan1 | Nov 23, 2009 06:01pm | #13

        Thanks for all the replies. I will get some pictures posted Tuesday AM that will hopefully be a bit more clear than my lame drawings.To answer some of the questions so far, yes, this is at the top of a stairway and yes there will be a newel pretty much right above this intersection. The existing newel that I removed from this spot was fully seated on the bullnose strip, i.e. the newel did not run over and carry down the top rise. I am somewhat limited in moving the baluster system due to the tile being notched around the bottom newel at the landing area at the bottom of the stair. I am essentially going to put the new baluster system back on the same centerline as the old one.Thanks again and I'll get the pictures put up tomorrow AM.

  4. cjeffrey | Nov 21, 2009 03:11am | #10

    Any chance or real pictures?

    I would not run the bull nose all the way across, I think that may look funny

  5. BibleTruth | Nov 21, 2009 03:31am | #11

    It looks to me like this is at the top of a stairway. If so then then there would normally be a newel post at the spot youre talking about. There is a riser (3/4") that would meet sheetrock (1/2") if there were no newel there. If for whatever reason, and i cant imagine why, there would be no newel you would have a 1/4" difference in the thickness of the sheetrock and the riser. This would necessitate an 1/4" outside corner on the nosing. Same would apply even if you ran a trim board under the nosing to the left of the riser except the outside corner or offset would be 1/2".

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