I made a fix for mine after nite stumble in the dark. Sure did wake up FAST.
Made 3 pieces using 1" x 2" oak board, piece of 3/4" particle board, piece of carpeting to cover board.
Cut particle board to fit opening on top and inside of stairwell, cut piece of carpeting to cover board and contact cement the carpet to board, let bond for 24 hrs.
Cut first piece of 1x2 to fit back of stair well mitering the ends at 45, cut the 2 side 1x2's and miter the two ends that meet the back piece and chamfer the other ends by doorway.
Now the tricky part, you will need to make sure the carpeting surface is flush with the floor aluminum angles so you don't have a high or low spot, this involves some temporary bracing of the two side 1x2's or if you can hold all three pieces along the inside of the stairwell the better for marking. set your braced 1x2's in the opening and place the capeted board on top and adjust for floor height. I used 10 #10 1 1/4 counter sunk sheet metal screws to attach back and side 1x2's, 4 in the back and 3 on each side. Pilot hole the 1/2's and countersink. After drilling pilot holes I took the 1/2's and epoxy glued the back sides and quickley intalled them to the stairwell. Using a 1" hole saw I placed a finger hole about 1" back on the new cover closest to the door opening. Sprayed the new sideboards and stairwell with a coating of flat black. If you would like some picures let me know plus a tip on where to store your new floor board.
Happy 5240 owner!
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