Finding and Installing a Stair Carpet Runner

Regardless of which particular hall or stairway carpet runner you decide on, they will all be installed the same way, and the process used to install stair carpet runners is much easier than most people assume. Once you find stair carpet runners that you want to use and are ready to begin the installation process, you want to make sure that everything else is out of your way and that you have all the necessary tools and equipment. Although these may vary depending on the specific stair carpet runner you chose, the basics tend to remain the same, and to install any stair runner you need to lay out tackless strips.

What you need to do is take the width of the stair carpet runner and subtract it from the width of the staircase, then divide that sum by 2. Make sure that you lightly mark this distance from the balusters on each tread where it meets the riser, so that you can keep track as you go along. Using pictures of stair carpet runners may help you a bit here, as will reading a few articles on stair carpet runner installing, so that you can get a better idea of how to get started.

In order to cut the tackless strips, you will need to use sheet metal strips and make sure that at the end of the strip there is a nail within a couple inches. Then place a scrap piece of the tackless strip against the riser, center it between the layout marks, and then set it into place by butting it against the scrap and nail. By following just a few simple instructions you will have your stair carpet runner installed and be enjoying it in no time.