Gluing Down Carpet On Stairs

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.

Gluing down carpet on stairs.

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. Installing carpet steps without staples. 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. 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.

If using a pad glue that down first and then glue the carpet to the pad. Flatten the carpet out using a carpet roller. Most carpets on stairs are installed with some sort of hardware such as staples nails or strips of sharp tacks called tackless strips. The pad for this type of installation can not be any carpet pad but a densified pad made specifically for this type of installation.

Roll back the pieces and spread the glue on with a. Spread the glue on the next two to three steps and continue laying the carpet keeping it as tight as possible. Secure the carpet onto the next tackless strip as you move down the stairs. Hook the carpet into the tackless strip at the top of the stairs.

Line up the edge of the carpet so it is square with the steps and begin pressing it to the steps. Stretch and pull the carpet down onto the glue to eliminate wrinkles. First lay out the carpet and any padding. Double glue down carpet installation often called double stick installation.

Apply glue to the stair riser if applicable and the tread using the glue trowel.