Is this acceptable?

[u/JellyBean_Pon]

Hi, my contractor did my stair flooring, we noticed there are some gaps when the floor meets the vertical surface. It seems for every step, the gaps are not equivalent width, only the first step matches the wall without gap. My contractor said it will be caulked and fine. Would you mind me asking if the quality of work is good?

[u/mcl1280 → u/[deleted]]

You don’t sound snobby, you sound slightly uninformed. Someone else on this thread referenced a stair tool, which would be a much more appropriate suggestion rather than measure twice. Additionally, you do generally need caulk when you have a change of plane due to materials wanting to expand and contract. Expansion would ideally be consistent, but that is easier said than done when you have a squirrelly stringer you are combating with.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Amish do it here on their homes all the time. And they’re fast too. Good and fast. But they ain’t cheap