Replacing Carpet On Stairs With New Carpet

Repeat steps 8 through 11 for each remaining step.

Replacing carpet on stairs with new carpet.

If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet. If you have existing hardwoods underneath. Grab the loose carpet and pull it away from the. After cutting a strip of carpet the width of the stairs you start at the bottom and work upward.

Waterfall technique waterfall is considered to be the faster method of installing carpet on stairs and uses only one strip of carpeting. Repeat with the other side. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. This is our stairs before.

Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. Remove staples nails or tack strips. Pull upward until it comes away from the riser. The first step was obviously removing all the gross carpet and 30 million staples later we were ready to go.

I didn t use it but a kicker is recommended. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. If you decide to get new carpet installed in your whole house our competitive deals and offers make the installation service a great value for you and your home. Hallway carpet and stair runners can also be installed to create additional décor and comfort in high traffic areas of your home.

Fold the edges around the step and use a stair tool and a rubber mallet to crease the carpet into the seam and secure it to the tackless strip. Https amzn to 2ukunce so the big question is how is it holding up especially since i did not use a kicker o. In making the decision to replace all the flooring upstairs we realized we would have to do the staircase too or there would be a weird floating carpeted staircase stuck in between the wood flooring upstairs and down.