Avoid Gaps with Edging against Curved Stringer

[straffarbete]

We had a painter put up wallpaper by the stairs because it seemed too tricky for me, unfortunately there were still some rips at the bottom so I want to cover it with a trim.

I have now painted the stairs and put a quarter round against the wall, but it's difficult to get it angled the same way as the stairs. Does anyone have any suggestions for work methods or another way to solve the problem?

 

[kenneth5828]

It's just a matter of pressing down and attaching as you go, nailing/screwing or whatever you want to use.

 

[straffarbete]

It is nailed, but the molding is not very flexible in that direction, it's almost like bending a board on its edge, so you need nails every 10 cm in that case...

 

[jonmo]

Possible solutions offhand:

1. Thinner list if possible.
2. Saw thin layers, bend and glue in place.
3. Boil the bottom part of the list before fitting to make it more pliable.
4. Joint below.

 

[peroande]

Use a smyglist instead of a quarter round. The smyglist is thinner and easy to shape according to the stringer.

 

[straffarbete]

Use a molding strip instead of a quarter round. The molding strip is thinner and easy to shape according to the stair stringer.

I need to cover 1cm up against the wall, so it's a bit difficult, I have to shape it along the wrong direction if I place it with the broad side against the wall..

Considering carving away some from the backside to make it thinner and more flexible

 

[peroande]

What a lousy painter who wallpapered so you need to cover a cm.
You could use two molding strips on top of each other with a slight sideways shift to get a decent seam between them. Paint them before installation and then brush the seam between the moldings and the seam between the molding and the staircase once more after installation, and it will look nice.

 

[straffarbete]

Interesting idea, I have a bunch of skräplister at home I could try with anyway! Thanks

 

[livinski]

A bit late response but how did you solve the problem? I have bought a white plastic quarter round that is flexible, will be installed this weekend.

 

[straffarbete]

A bit of a late response but how did you solve the problem? I bought a white quarter round in plastic that is flexible, planning to install it this weekend.

I bought a smaller dimension of the quarter round to make it easier to bend, and then I sawed it at an angle at some places where it curved the most. In all honesty, there ended up being some gaps, but it's good enough.