I made a short video to help other homeowners like myself lay a carpet runner on stairs.
Install carpet runner on laminate stairs.
Insert staples through the ends and every 4 inches in between the secure the upper edge of the runner to the riser.
This is because that long narrow section of carpet just keeps getting tucked and tacked upwards no interruptions.
Install runner carpet cut a strip of double sided tape slightly shorter than the width of the rug and press the tape along the top edge of the riser of the first tread placing it just under the nose.
Because the staples are in the corner between the riser and the tread they should stay well hidden.
Gently wiggle the head of the staple in between the fibers of the carpet to hide the staples.
The first step was obviously removing all the gross carpet and 30 million staples later we were ready to go.
Unroll the runner over the stairway.
In this video i will teach you everything you need to know to do it.
Additionally as part of any stair runner installation you might also opt to have creaky wooden stairs repaired to further improve the quietness in the home.
Line up the top edge of the runner rug with the tape and press firmly.
There are different ways to attach laminate flooring to stairs depending on what type of laminate flooring you are using.
Run a row of staples along the bottom of the bottom riser where the carpet meets the floor.
For professional carpet installers they can do it in about two minutes per stair.
They reduce or even eliminate noise many runners pad the wooden stairs to such an extent that there is no longer much noise or sound when someone is moving up and down the steps.
Center it over the topmost riser with its edge taut against the nosing or stair edge.
I want to have a stair runner installed professionally but two carpet stores have told me they can not install the runner on the laminate treads because they do not know how the staples will hold or if the stair tread will crack.
Center the edges of the runner between the pencil marks you make on the treads.