Install Carpet Stair Runner Over Carpet

Also stair carpet runners help protect your stairs from further wear and tear while covering up signs of existing damage.

Install carpet stair runner over carpet.

Repeat the process starting at step 5 as you work your way up the stairs. My landlord replaced the carpet in the living room yay and agreed to have it pulled off the stairs if they were finished underneath. After stapling the carpet to the last tread use a carpet knife to trim any excess carpet. Finish off the project.

Use your hands to smooth the carpet stair runner smooth over the tread nose the round part of the stairs. Add stair rods optional. I d like to attach a runner at least on the part you can see from the downstairs but want to make. Press the starting edge of the carpet runner evenly along the riser s adhesive bead.

Recenter the runner then push the carpet back over the nosing and toward the next tack strip. Unroll just enough carpeting to reach the top of the highest riser. End the process at the corner between the top tread and the last riser to the floor above. 10 unroll a little more carpeting and push.

Adding a stair carpet runner can make plain carpeted steps look attractive and stylish. You ll also want to secure the carpet stair runner along the riser as close as you can get to the riser. Because vinyl stair runners have tiny teeth on the underside a lesser amount of work and securing implements are needed. Since the stair runner likely won t be long enough to cover your entire set of stairs this is where the multiple rugs will be needed.

Place the front part of a knee kicker a professional carpet tool available for rent from your local. But now the stairs look awful compared to the living room i will be shampooing them but trust me it doesn t help much. Pairing a patterned runner with plain carpeted steps or vice versa creates a dramatic décor statement in next to no time.