The tacks should be facing toward the back of the landing tread.
Top of stairs transition to carpet.
New carpet will be installed so some sort of transition piece can be used if possible.
If you do not have a new tack strip you can use a track strip you removed after pulling up the carpet from your staircase.
3 use some sort of transition piece between the stair tread to carpet when new carpet is installed.
Cut away excess foam to clear a space to nail down a tack strip.
4 test fit the transition trim placing it along the seam and gently stepping on.
Always try to transition materials on an inside corner.
I believe here are my options to correct this.
You may have carpet on the stairs and need to install the laminate up to the top stair where the carpet ends.
1 cut the sub flooring in that small area and replace it so the transition between the carpet and stair tread is level and acceptable.
Installing laminate on top stair to carpet can work both ways.
That pic above is how you transition the upstairs carpet to the stair.
Do we have the wood floor on the very top stair on the landing which will be be higher than the rest of the stairs o.
Or you can have laminate on the stairs and need to finish the carpet up to the top stair of laminate.
Not beautiful but not that noticeable really.
What is the best way to achieve the transition.
It seems the norm is wood to carpet.
2 bevel cut the back edge of the stair tread to minimize the height difference.
Most often the top stair will involve installing a stair nose.
Here is a quick step by step guide on how to transition hardwood steps into carpet.
Carpet transition at top of stairs.