To decorate a wooden staircase with a carpet, without hiding its original beauty, you need to buy a special carpet runner for the stairs. It will reduce noise and slip, and increase shock absorption. For the project, you will need some finishing materials, consumables, fasteners and tools..
There are two ways to attach carpet to stairs — Hollywood and waterfall. In the Hollywood method, a carpet runner is used, which is tightly clamped along the edges of the protectors (at the top and bottom of the stairs) and on the steps themselves. This method is used for conspicuous domestic stairs, such as those that lead from the living room to the second floor. In the «waterfall» method, everything is much simpler. The carpet is adhered to the edge of the tread at the top and then pushed down and attached to each tread, reattached to the tread at the bottom. For such purposes, a thick carpet is more often used, which is more difficult to manipulate and which is more difficult to move..
There are many options for stair carpet runners in stores. There are also special pieces of carpet for individual steps (they are fixed on each step). The cover can also be ordered or cut from the finished version to the desired dimensions.
Before attaching the carpet to the stairs, it is prepared (if necessary, it is repaired and painted, but the most important thing is to break through the strips to fix the covering if the covering is to be attached to the slats). Separate step pads can be used.
Carpet is secured with glue, double-sided tape, nails and buttons, pressure strips, carpet clamps or carpet holders. The choice is yours. Glue can ruin both stairs and carpet, and tape is not very reliable. Carpets and stairs will suffer even more from nails or buttons. Everything is easier with rails or clamps, but the rails need to be selected, and the clamps are not very reliable. Carpet holders are considered the best option — they do not spoil the materials and keep the carpet securely in place.
If you want to lay rug on your stairs, learn the different methods and instructions for using different fixings. This is important both if you order this work from someone, and if you decide to carry out the entire procedure yourself.
