Install nails approximately 3 inches apart where the two meet.
Tool for stair carpet nails.
For carpet and flooring purposes you can use any of the three types of staple guns.
Step 8 staple carpet down.
This carpet tool is specially designed for installing carpet on stairs.
Center the carpet at the bottom of the stairs using an awl to push the carpet back into the tackless strip to create a clean line.
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Crain 152 stair tool.
The soft cushion grip absorbs vibration and is textured for good grip.
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Wide x 4 ft.
Smooth carpet trim with screw nails.
Generally carpet and flooring staplers offer gauges from 16 22.
Place the carpet on the steps and use a knee kicker to press it tightly where the rise and tread meet on the stairs.
Crain 152 stair tool for use in the aiding of installation of carpets by tucking the carpet at the perimeter edges or stair treads.
When the carpet reaches the top of the stairs nail it to the strip and padding to complete the installation.
This tool has a 4 tackless strip complete with a cushion soft grip.
The soft comfort grip makes it ideal for regular use.
Once you are happy with the carpet placement secure the carpet down with staples.
Look for the tool that is adaptable if you are looking for flexibility.
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Get a special tool for silencing the squeak on carpeted stairs.
Stair tools are used with a mallet to tuck carpet into the corner of stair treads as well as to tuck carpet at the wall between the base board and the tackless strip.
Use that and rip from there.
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Some offer one option while others allow adjusting the tool to multiple gauges.
Unless you plan on replacing the carpeting anyway you ll probably want to avoid removing it to repair a squeaky stair.
Be careful as you rip and pull as there ll be staples or nails in the carpet.
Step 7 install carpet.
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There ll usually be a loose spot somewhere.
Types of staple guns.
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Most often you ll find that a carpet on the stairs is one long piece.
If not start at the bottom and use your nail puller to loosen a piece and pull from there to rip the carpet up.
Offset edges protect walls.
This tool is a full four inches wide to tuck more carpet each time it is malleted.