“ I was born before health and safety “ that is hilarious. It just goes to show how proper training with experience mentors can have such a positive effect over government bureaucrats making silly rules. I also learned a really cool trick working with modern materials from this experienced craftsman. Rock on Cliff.
Those “silly rules” are a response to worker injuries and employers not providing safety equipment and safe working conditions. Nothing frivolous about it. Cut down on deaths and grievous bodily harm that was all too common in the 19th and early 20th century. I get it though. Both of you are just poking fun at rules. Guys don’t like directions either lol.
You do realize that much of his cohort are dead, missing limbs, or suffering from diseases because of a casual disregard for safety by themselves & governments of the past, right?
Thank you for sharing your approach to a problem that I didn’t know I had, with a solution that I didn’t know I needed. Absolutely brilliant. What a shame that the old ways of problem solving are being met with disrespectful snide remarks, instead of being valued. The ability to think outside of the box is a priceless dying art, in and of itself. Peace to you and your household.
Brilliant. Why didn't I think of that? I've been a builder for 35 years. I've used a torch to heat pvc piping to make soft bends while doing underground work, acrylic sheets to bend for custom aquariums,and all manor of such. Never dawned on me to heat and bend vinyl plank for stair nosing. This is fantastic! And nothing beats a proper jig.
You, sir, are amazing. I also saw your update video and you're correct -- the nosings are ridiculously expensive -- this method is the definition of ingenuity. Thank you so much from across the pond!
What a great video. Cliff is that neighbor everyone wants. Knowledgeable, and doesn’t need, nor has the time and patience, for no stinking governmental “health & safety” bullsh*t. Cliff’s my new hero. Thanks for posting, brother. I’m pulling my hair out trying to find a solution (that looks good) for my stairs, as well. Very well done, mate. 👍
Thanks Cliff. I have been hunting for months on how to take my vinyl plank flooring down the stairs in a uncomplicated way. This video has given me the answer. Thank you so much. I'm making a jig tomorrow to begin. Your are a genius!!!!
It amazes me how brilliant and practical people like you are. You make things look so easy, which regard some extreme skill. What are brilliant way to do this task, thank you.
This technique looks way easier than another video that used a router to thin the plank and bend in place onto the actual nosing. Thanks for keeping it simple Cliff.
I did staircase from seeing his Video but used Smartcore vinyl flooring from Lowes it was three times the thickness so i cut the 4" of backing off to make it thinner to heat and ben for the bullnoses! Turned out perfect! THANKS!
A simple and elegant solution to a common problem. I have seen countless ugly attempts at finishing treads with vinyl flooring but never this. Well done sir and thanks!
That's superb Cliff, what an improvement. That jig you designed is a brilliant time saver and saves measuring as well, it's fool proof. Enjoyed the video. Tony
Great idea and excellent procedure ....As a finish carpenter myself, I keep asking myself...... WHY didn't I think of this ??? LoL Thanks for sharing !!
Thank you so much for this content Cliff. You sir are a genius and have saved me a ton of money. I can complete my project now knowing that the stair noses will match my flooring thanks to you (it’s been unfinished for two years).
I saw this video and did this on my rental property stairs(13) that previously were carpeted. Stairs had 2X12 boards for tread so I just bent my pre cut 48>42” length vinyl planks around a 2X4 (same thickness) and held it with a few drywall screws 3/4 thru width of a 1X3 as the overhang of the tread nose was 3/4”, then laid 2 30lb boxes of flooring on it till cold. Worked out good, snug fit on 2X12. Used construction adhesive. I don’t think renters can tear it up if they try, well, maybe.😜 Thanks for the video, Chuck from Orlando, FL USA.
This bloody genius!! I have been hesitant to put down vinyl plank because all the options for the stairs was a piece of vinyl that was proud of the surface and made walking on it weird! This will work perfectly! Thank you sir!!
This is a great idea for sure, but at least with the nosing it does make it a bit safer when walking in your socks, this will be a much slippery method.
Such a gorgeous book - each shed is unique and inspiring, and I love all the tiny details Kotite features to help readers imagine how to create their own She Sheds ruclips.net/user/postUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR . The feature on Dinah's Rustic Retreat is like something from a fairy tale. It's really inspiring to see how creative all these ordinary people are in making beautiful and useful spaces on a modest scale.
Very nice use of post forming. Laminate countertops are made in a similar fashion. Nice use of jigs and a cool application to make the stairs look great.
I wish I had this knowledge when I did my stairs. Brilliant, I am thinking about ripping out the stairs and redoing them. I love the knowledge and experience available on RUclips.
Hello from Wyoming! You are an incredibly clever man. Ive been really struggling to figure out how to do my stairs noses ( Im totally new to DIY ) and you've solved my dilemma! MANY THANKS!!
Hi Cliff Thanks for the video I have been trying to do that to our stairs for the fast 2 / 3 years but never could get anything to match the floor or if I could it was seriously over priced .This is that job sorted thanks again
I am very impressed with your ingenuity. I wish I could have done this using vinyl planks that I liked. Instead, I settled for some pre-made laminate stair treads. You did a great job on your project!
Fantastic tips, thanks for sharing. I can honestly say I have never seen anyone wear a warehouse/storeman's coat outside of a warehouse or storeroom or a Two Ronnies Sketch
This is beautiful... I've replaced carpet with hardwood and had to remove the carpet nosing to do so (which does take some time). Wrapping the carpet nosing with the vinyl plank is brilliant.
what a bloody clever bugger !! fantastic clear and concise video. I reckon i could do that now you are such a good teacher. thank you very much for making the video.
Right I am off to buy some vinyl flooring. Making the nose great, making the jig another brilliant idea. But my favourite is where you keep your ring spanners
I was hoping to remove carpet and have vinyl plank flooring installed. I have a step down into a sunken great room plus stairs to my basement. I was dreading the extra expense for the steps. This technique could enable me to accomplish my goal this year. (71yr old on a fixed income.) Thank you, Cliff!!!!
Great idea. Thanks for the video. I'll be doing the top of my stairs (put vinyl plank flooring in the whole upstairs).Greetings from Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.
Great idea Cliff ~ we wanted to use LVP 5 years ago, but they did not have the matching bull nosing. Had I known this trick we certainly would have installed it over the engineered wood.
Ha! You remind me of Dr. Nefario... in a good way! Great idea, I don't do a lot of flooring because of bad knees but if I come across the need now I know how to get it done, from across the pond Cheers mate!
You cannot put a price on the knowledge one can learn from RUclips. Thank you to all the people who take time to help others.
Probably the best comment I've read, and AGREE 💯 . Merry Christmas..
Agree Becky!
Priceless indeed! I learned that this past summer while rebuilding a shed and looking for "assistance" along the way.
That 3rd clamp was absolutely brilliant!
“ I was born before health and safety “ that is hilarious. It just goes to show how proper training with experience mentors can have such a positive effect over government bureaucrats making silly rules. I also learned a really cool trick working with modern materials from this experienced craftsman. Rock on Cliff.
He was obviously born before good wig makers as well .
Those “silly rules” are a response to worker injuries and employers not providing safety equipment and safe working conditions. Nothing frivolous about it. Cut down on deaths and grievous bodily harm that was all too common in the 19th and early 20th century. I get it though. Both of you are just poking fun at rules. Guys don’t like directions either lol.
You do realize that much of his cohort are dead, missing limbs, or suffering from diseases because of a casual disregard for safety by themselves & governments of the past, right?
Thank you for sharing your approach to a problem that I didn’t know I had, with a solution that I didn’t know I needed. Absolutely brilliant. What a shame that the old ways of problem solving are being met with disrespectful snide remarks, instead of being valued. The ability to think outside of the box is a priceless dying art, in and of itself. Peace to you and your household.
Agreed. I now can't wait for the next safety meeting at work.
Brilliant. Why didn't I think of that? I've been a builder for 35 years. I've used a torch to heat pvc piping to make soft bends while doing underground work, acrylic sheets to bend for custom aquariums,and all manor of such. Never dawned on me to heat and bend vinyl plank for stair nosing. This is fantastic! And nothing beats a proper jig.
One of the best tutorials on fabricating and installation vinyl plank on stairs.
You, sir, are amazing. I also saw your update video and you're correct -- the nosings are ridiculously expensive -- this method is the definition of ingenuity. Thank you so much from across the pond!
Not sure which pond you're referring to, but thanks as well from across the pond; here in Canada!
@@grantfahlman1815 Oh wow! I thought you were in the UK! Thank you, again, from Buffalo NY
What a great video. Cliff is that neighbor everyone wants. Knowledgeable, and doesn’t need, nor has the time and patience, for no stinking governmental “health & safety” bullsh*t. Cliff’s my new hero. Thanks for posting, brother. I’m pulling my hair out trying to find a solution (that looks good) for my stairs, as well. Very well done, mate. 👍
A very nice job Cliff 👍👍👍 I find one of the few benefits of being old is being 'Born Before Health & Safety' 😂😂 Cheers, Alan.
Cheers Alan,
some of my antics make my younger generation cringe! they should have worked with my Dad! :-)
ATB,
Cliff
Thanks Cliff. I have been hunting for months on how to take my vinyl plank flooring down the stairs in a uncomplicated way. This video has given me the answer. Thank you so much. I'm making a jig tomorrow to begin. Your are a genius!!!!
I was a laminate and hardwood flooring contractor for years and this was ingenious!
You are a freakin genius! I'll try that next time , those ready made stair nosing are expensive and not so great to use . Thanks Cliff God Bless you!
My exact thought! Just amazed
It amazes me how brilliant and practical people like you are. You make things look so easy, which regard some extreme skill. What are brilliant way to do this task, thank you.
I see a lot of great DIY tips on youtube but I forget most of them. I'll never forget this one! Brilliant is an understatement. LOL!
What a time to be alive!
RUclips rocks and so do content creators like Cliff.
This technique looks way easier than another video that used a router to thin the plank and bend in place onto the actual nosing. Thanks for keeping it simple Cliff.
Depending on the thickness some have a wood core
This is genius, thank you, you have saved thousands of dollars for thousands of people. Thank you very much sir.
Omg I love this. Basic stuff. I guessed the use of a heat gun, but yep - never would have though of this. Brilliant and simple
This is the handiest tips I’ve ever seen for the DIY enthusiast. Thanks for this video.
I did staircase from seeing his Video but used Smartcore vinyl flooring from Lowes it was three times the thickness so i cut the 4" of backing off to make it thinner to heat and ben for the bullnoses! Turned out perfect! THANKS!
A simple and elegant solution to a common problem. I have seen countless ugly attempts at finishing treads with vinyl
flooring but never this. Well done sir and thanks!
That's superb Cliff, what an improvement. That jig you designed is a brilliant time saver and saves measuring as well, it's fool proof. Enjoyed the video. Tony
DAYS of tying to figure this issue out myself!! Desperate last attempt to search RUclips and I FOUND YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!
Great idea and excellent procedure ....As a finish carpenter myself, I keep asking myself......
WHY didn't I think of this ??? LoL
Thanks for sharing !!
Excellent video sir. Exactly what I was looking for. That jig is a Hugh time saver for sure!
Thank you so much for this content Cliff. You sir are a genius and have saved me a ton of money. I can complete my project now knowing that the stair noses will match my flooring thanks to you (it’s been unfinished for two years).
Great idea. I’m always afraid of stair nosing being a trip hazard. This is a brilliant way to eliminate them. Thanks
I saw this video and did this on my rental property stairs(13) that previously were carpeted. Stairs had 2X12 boards for tread so I just bent my pre cut 48>42” length vinyl planks around a 2X4 (same thickness) and held it with a few drywall screws 3/4 thru width of a 1X3 as the overhang of the tread nose was 3/4”, then laid 2 30lb boxes of flooring on it till cold.
Worked out good, snug fit on 2X12. Used construction adhesive. I don’t think renters can tear it up if they try, well, maybe.😜
Thanks for the video,
Chuck from Orlando, FL USA.
This is one of the most valuable videos I have ever seen on RUclips thank you
This bloody genius!! I have been hesitant to put down vinyl plank because all the options for the stairs was a piece of vinyl that was proud of the surface and made walking on it weird! This will work perfectly! Thank you sir!!
This is a great idea for sure, but at least with the nosing it does make it a bit safer when walking in your socks, this will be a much slippery method.
This is genius but, I would NEVER put vinyl on stairs. If you have pets or wool socks on, lives are in peril every time someone uses the stairs.
How brilliant this is. Thank you for sharing. Good to see one of the survivors of the ‘before health and safety era’.
Bloody fantastic Cliff! Love your no-nonsense and great skills, thanks for the idea.
Great idea and tooling! Thank you very much for sharing!
First time I've watched a vinyl flooring video and found it useful and interesting.
Such a gorgeous book - each shed is unique and inspiring, and I love all the tiny details Kotite features to help readers imagine how to create their own She Sheds ruclips.net/user/postUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR . The feature on Dinah's Rustic Retreat is like something from a fairy tale. It's really inspiring to see how creative all these ordinary people are in making beautiful and useful spaces on a modest scale.
This would be a great idea for covering sill boards instead of painting them especially in a conservatory ! 😁👍
Very nice use of post forming. Laminate countertops are made in a similar fashion. Nice use of jigs and a cool application to make the stairs look great.
I paid $170 for a jig that he made with a few extra pieces he had around the house. Apparently necessity is the mother of invention.
@@robertnavetta4419 I made my jig out of a couple pieces of wood. They are slick.
Gday Cliff, the new boards really give the stairs a new look, very simple to install, great job and thanks for sharing, cheers Matty
Thanks Matty, can't spend all my time in the shed, unfortunately! :-)
All the best
Cliff
That was awesome! I wish I had seen this before finishing my stairs. This is simply the best way I've seen to do it. Thank you for sharing.
That looks so good and such great ingenuity building that jig! Makes me want to vinyl plank my stairs.
that's the best video on making your own stair nosing. Good job Sir!
I wish I had this knowledge when I did my stairs. Brilliant, I am thinking about ripping out the stairs and redoing them. I love the knowledge and experience available on RUclips.
I loved the video! We soo appreciate you, as we are in process of installing vinyl floors. You saved us $. Thank you. 🙏🏼
Hello from Wyoming! You are an incredibly clever man. Ive been really struggling to figure out how to do my stairs noses ( Im totally new to DIY ) and you've solved my dilemma! MANY THANKS!!
Hi Cliff
Thanks for the video I have been trying to do that to our stairs for the fast 2 / 3 years but never could get anything to match the floor or if I could it was seriously over priced .This is that job sorted thanks again
Awesome video. Thanks so much for taking the time out to help us out. 😍
Thanks this is new to me 38 yrs as a carpenter and still learning.
Ingenious whow
I just had a quote for my stairs which was way to expensive so I’m doing it myself.
This method is brilliant 👍
I am very impressed with your ingenuity. I wish I could have done this using vinyl planks that I liked. Instead, I settled for some pre-made laminate stair treads. You did a great job on your project!
Agreed. The industry offerings for stairs are awful.
Freaking love this content! premade stair nosing never matches and is expensive for vinyl definitely a good idea to make your own. Thanks Cliff.
REALLY HELPFUL video. Just finished my stairs and they look GREAT.
Been doing flooring in New England since 1985,. I've seen a lot of things but this is really a great idea, thank you for the video 👍
Thank you sir. Saved almost 200 bucks.
cliff you are one hell of a craftsman , clocks engineering etc i take my hat of to you have a nice xmas cheers john
Fantastic tips, thanks for sharing.
I can honestly say I have never seen anyone wear a warehouse/storeman's coat outside of a warehouse or storeroom or a Two Ronnies Sketch
Its heart warming to see a true craftsman at work. Great accent too 👍
Prefect! Love these!!! Much better than the other videos online. Thank you
Brilliant- thanks! An admirer of your work from America:)
You are a very creative/resourceful man. Thanks for sharing.
Great stuff, loving that bending jig you made👍
That's brilliant ! I'd love a shop coat that color. Reminds me of shop class back before they had safety. Cheers from a Lancastrian Canadian.
An amazing idea. So simple but wouldn't have thought of it myself. Thanks.
Nice one Cliff, only just seen this and now I'm contemplating doing my hall and stairs with vinyl flooring too!
Thank you for this. You’re awesome, sir
What a great idea!! They look very nice!! Awesome!!
Thanks Joe, they really do help out my tatty old stairs,
ATB,
Cliff
Wow! Thanks a lot this is going to help me, You are a great person for sharing your ideas.
Very useful. And that jig is ingenious for anyone working with old houses.
Wow!... Absolutely Brilliant !.... Thank you Sir
This is beautiful... I've replaced carpet with hardwood and had to remove the carpet nosing to do so (which does take some time). Wrapping the carpet nosing with the vinyl plank is brilliant.
Thank you so much, I have been trying to figure out how to do this! I appreciate you taking the effort to show us.
what a bloody clever bugger !! fantastic clear and concise video. I reckon i could do that now you are such a good teacher. thank you very much for making the video.
Absolutely brilliant. Well done!
Right I am off to buy some vinyl flooring. Making the nose great, making the jig another brilliant idea. But my favourite is where you keep your ring spanners
I was hoping to remove carpet and have vinyl plank flooring installed. I have a step down into a sunken great room plus stairs to my basement. I was dreading the extra expense for the steps. This technique could enable me to accomplish my goal this year. (71yr old on a fixed income.) Thank you, Cliff!!!!
Thank you for making this video and sharing it. You are great Artist🤗♥️🙏
Well done...my first go at these and I was shocked at the cost for them...brilliant thank you
What a clever chap..you cant beat good old fashioned engineering brains...welldone
You’re my kind of guy, Cliff. Love this video.
Wow. Excellent insight! Thank you for sharing.
Amazing job, many thanks . Going to do my crappy stairs in same way like you did 👍
Old bloke doing old school just like me. Great video mate, many thanks
Something so simple almost should have been common sense but I never thought of this. Great idea
Brilliant!! You just saved me $600.. Thank you!
Nice job Cliff, never used this stuff but it looks much nicer to work with than laminate, and you can form it. Top job mate, well done. Jon
Cheers Jon,
first time I've used it, knocks the b******s off of laminate in pretty much every way,
ATB,
Cliff
This is gonna save me so much time and money. Thank you for sharing
Brilliant idea. Great tutorial. Thank you.
Dang you are brilliant,creative and informative.this is very helpful.thanks for posting
Beautiful job, thanks for the video!
Bright idea, good job, thank you Cliffs!
True Master!!! You Just helped me save Hundreds $$$, Love you Old Man! 😁🤝 👏👏👏🍾🥂
Great job, very clever tool for measurements !
Great idea. Thanks for the video. I'll be doing the top of my stairs (put vinyl plank flooring in the whole upstairs).Greetings from Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.
Great idea Cliff ~ we wanted to use LVP 5 years ago, but they did not have the matching bull nosing. Had I known this trick we certainly would have installed it over the engineered wood.
You shouldn't cover engineered wood with a vinyl product, it needs to breathe.
@@AMGMANIAC I think when he says "over," he means like "instead of"
Ha! You remind me of Dr. Nefario... in a good way! Great idea, I don't do a lot of flooring because of bad knees but if I come across the need now I know how to get it done, from across the pond Cheers mate!
nicely done. It is such a Godsend that the next generation has access to knowledge that is not taught.
this can save 70% of the cost compare to buying the ready made threadnose. got to try it. thanks!!!
Beautiful.. Thank you for sharing this video. I now think I can make my own stair treads with nosings. You are a genius Sir. ;-)
Excellent idea and very impressive result. Thank you for sharing.
I wish I had the knack like you,thank you for sharing.
Very nice work Cliff, live long and prosper mate 🖖
You are COOL! Fantastic masterclass! Old school is driving!