How To Tack Down Carpet Runner On Stairs

Can a runner be placed over carpeted stairs.

How to tack down carpet runner on stairs.

Lightly mark that distance out from the skirtboard and from the balusters on every tread where it meets the riser. Use the stair holds or tacks to secure the end of the runner to the first riser. Pull the carpet tight and run a row of staples along the top of the riser where it meets the tread of the stair. Fasten the carpet underneath the nosing of the tread with staples and wrap the carpet around the nosing and over the tack strip at the back of the tread.

At the end if you have extra length of the rug cut it off with scissors to be only two inches too long. Subtract the width of the runner from the width of the staircase between baluster and skirtboard and divide by two. The end of the runner should touch the floor. A small amount of glue at the top and base of each stair can keep it in place.

Use the knee kicker to pull the carpet tight as you place another row of staples in the corner between the riser and the tread. Another alternative is to carpet each stair individually where the foot lands. Fold that bit up and under the runner so you get a nice clean edge at the end of the. These will grip the carpet backing and hold it in place.

Using a knee kicker stretch the carpet tight to the back of the tread and hold in place until staples can be applied to the back of the tread behind the tack strip. Prepare your stairs for carpet installation by installing tack strips thin pieces of wood resembling yardsticks with tacks pointing upward. For each tread use sheet metal snips to cut a tackless strip 2 inches shorter than the width of the runner. You can put non skid and traditional carpet runners over carpeted stairs to protect against wear and break up the monotone look of the carpet but.