Gluing Down Carpet On Stairs

Secure the carpet onto the next tackless strip as you move down the stairs.

Gluing down carpet on stairs.

Flatten the carpet out using a carpet roller. Hook the carpet into the tackless strip at the top of the stairs. Once it is all in place seams flush and no overlapping or short lengths of carpet exposed you can begin to glue the carpet down. Double glue down carpet installation often called double stick installation.

Glue can keep the stair carpet firmly in place. Roll back the pieces and spread the glue on with a. Line up the edge of the carpet so it is square with the steps and begin pressing it to the steps. This is similar to direct glue down installation except that we first glue a pad to the floor and then glue the carpet to the pad.

If using a pad glue that down first and then glue the carpet to the pad. Most carpets on stairs are installed with some sort of hardware such as staples nails or strips of sharp tacks called tackless strips. First lay out the carpet and any padding. Next you ll need to nail down tackless strips onto each step which is how you ll keep the carpet in place after it s installed.

Installing carpet steps without staples. To carpet your stairs start by measuring your stairs and using a pencil to mark a line two inches on either side of each tread to give you an outline of where the carpet should go. Keep the carpet as tight as possible as you go. Spread the glue on the next two to three steps and continue laying the carpet keeping it as tight as possible.

Stretch and pull the carpet down onto the glue to eliminate wrinkles.