Trim For Carpet To Stairs

Make quick work of creating a smooth transition between two different flooring surfaces with help from trafficmaster.

Trim for carpet to stairs.

For waterfall method installation in which a single piece of carpet runs from top to bottom staple tackless strips to the back of each. Trim excess carpet. When the carpet is securely fastened trim any excess. For advice on how to choose the best type of carpet for your stairway read on.

Finally trim any excess carpet from the bottom of the steps using a carpet knife. We advise spacing the staples 3 inches apart. This board will slide between the wall and stairs and have a straight edge on top. Connect a gap in your flooring or cover connect a gap in your flooring or cover up a seam with the exclusive silver fluted carpet trim from trafficmaster.

Then use a staple gun to attach carpet pad to the treads. Repeat the process with the next riser. Stairs are the most common place in the home to have carpet and yet they are also the trickiest. You ll need to determine if you have cap stairs pie stairs bullnoses or hollywood stairs.

Designed to eliminate your carpet edges from fraying vinyl floor edging from curling. While this method takes time to cut and install it can look elegant when properly finished. Keep the carpet even with the floor and trim any excess with a carpet knife before securing it to the riser just beneath the next tread with staples. Baseboard trim can be cut with mitered corners and follow the angles of each tread and riser.

Choosing carpet for the stairs can be a bit more difficult than choosing carpet for other areas of the home. For a simpler appearance cut a skirt board from a solid plank of wood. If you are carpeting your staircase with the hollywood method it is important to secure the runner to the underside of the nosing and staple 3 inches apart. This is because in addition to having to decide on carpet style and color the carpet has to be of appropriate durability and thickness to be installed on the stair.