Replacing Carpet On Stairs With New Carpet

Hallway carpet and stair runners can also be installed to create additional décor and comfort in high traffic areas of your home.

Replacing carpet on stairs with new carpet.

This is our stairs before. I didn t use it but a kicker is recommended. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. 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. 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. 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.

First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar. Snag one corner of the carpet at the bottom of the stairs using pliers. If you have existing hardwoods underneath. Remove staples nails or tack strips.

If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet. After cutting a strip of carpet the width of the stairs you start at the bottom and work upward. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. Pull upward until it comes away from the riser.

Grab the loose carpet and pull it away from the. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.