Replacing Carpet On Stairs With New Carpet
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Replacing carpet on stairs with new carpet. 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. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Repeat with the other side. Remove staples nails or tack strips.
The first step was obviously removing all the gross carpet and 30 million staples later we were ready to go. If you know what a stair runner is it s much like this a continuous strip of carpet. Grab the loose carpet and pull it away from the. Snag one corner of the carpet at the bottom of the stairs using pliers.
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I didn t use it but a kicker is recommended. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. First prep the stairs by removing the carpet with a utility knife and a pry bar. 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.
Pull upward until it comes away from the riser. This is our stairs before. Waterfall technique waterfall is considered to be the faster method of installing carpet on stairs and uses only one strip of carpeting.