Cut the carpet padding to place on the tack strips.
Carpet not nailed down.
It is difficult to fix unattractive stairs because they do not lend themselves to painting.
For wall to wall carpeting carpet tack strips should be installed around the edges of the room leaving a space about the width.
Carpet tack strips can usually remain in place but look for rust rot or other damage.
The first step before installing carpet tacks is to make sure the floor is clean.
Carpet works wonders on stairs like this.
If you are pulling up carpet from stairs.
Grab the cut end of carpet and pull it from the stairs using gloved hands.
Begin at the top of the stairs.
Not suitable for heavy rolling traffic or extensive light duty rolling traffic.
Carpet tacks are strips of wood designed to hold a carpet in place so that you don t have to nail the carpet directly to the floor.
It should be approximately 3 inches longer than the flat portion of your stair so it wraps under the lip of the stair and it must be 1 4 inch shorter than the size of your carpet runner so it adequately pads without sticking out on the edges.
Pry up the metal nosing and remove it if present.
If not cut the carpet near the top of the top stair riser.
The carpet is laid loosely over the floor.
Cut to fit carpet installation a cut to fit carpet installation is not a bona fide installation.
Besides most homeowners with nice wooden stairs wouldn t be.
Nail the tack strips to the wooden subfloor or if installing carpet over concrete use masonry tacks or an epoxy adhesive attach the strips to the floor.