Tools Needed To Install Carpet Runner

The economy knee kicker stretches carpet during installation the economy knee kicker stretches carpet during installation and makes it easy to fix loose carpet.

Tools needed to install carpet runner.

Use this when you have a large area of carpet to stretch across a room. If you re installing carpet over a concrete subfloor use masonry tacks or epoxy adhesive to hold the tackless strips in place. Tackless strips come in a variety of widths thicknesses and heights. Installing a carpet runner helps protect stairs from damage and wear.

Staple each edge of the runner 2 inches above bottom of riser. A colorful carpet runner cascading down a flight of stairs is more than just a decor upgrade. The thick foam filled bumper pad and nonslip comfort foam hand grip makes this knee kicker comfortable to use. So since the stair runners i ordered were 8 feet long i needed to order 3 stair runners to cover the entire 19 25 feet of stairs.

Use carpet tool and rubber mallet to pack runner tightly between the tackless strip and the riser. A seam roller helps press the back of the carpet into the seaming tape and smooth out irregularities in seams so they lie flat. Use a row cutter to cut carpet edges for seaming. Near both ends of the tackless strip staple the runner into the crease where riser meets tread.

This would be the most expensive carpet install tool so renting it versus purchasing it is important. Each rise tread nose section needed about 21 of stair runner to cover each stair. Therefore 21 inches x 11 treads about 19 25 feet. If this project seems more complicated than you would like another option is to use stair tread covers instead.