Roll back the pieces and spread the glue on with a.
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.
Hook the carpet into the tackless strip at the top of the stairs.
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Stretch and pull the carpet down onto the glue to eliminate wrinkles.
Apply glue to the stair riser if applicable and the tread using the glue trowel.
Flatten the carpet out using a carpet roller.
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.
Double glue down carpet installation often called double stick installation.
Glue can keep the stair carpet firmly in place.
Keep the carpet as tight as possible as you go.
First lay out the carpet and any padding.
The pad for this type of installation can not be any carpet pad but a densified pad made specifically for this type of installation.
Most carpets on stairs are installed with some sort of hardware such as staples nails or strips of sharp tacks called tackless strips.
Spread the glue on the next two to three steps and continue laying the carpet keeping it as tight as possible.
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.
Line up the edge of the carpet so it is square with the steps and begin pressing it to the steps.