The Overlapping Stairnose is the perfect complement to your rigid core flooring and staircases. Unlike a flush stairnose, an overlapping stairnose is slightly raised above the flooring. When installing, you can apply an overlapped stairnose to any floor without having to align it with a particular joint. While the flooring addition is not flush with the edge of a stair, it can still protect the edge at the end of each plank. It also makes it safe to step on as opposed to not having a cover on the edge of each step.