Until you can rent a carpet stretcher or hire a professional create a temporary fix to prevent falls on your stairs.
Can i staple loose stair carpet.
Well by gloved hand since the carpet was rife with staples and other sharp objects determined to pincushion me to death.
Use that and rip from there.
First up you need rip up your carpet.
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If the carpet is against the.
Staple carpet padding to stair surfaces.
For this all you need is to stretch the carpet tight to the back of the tread by hand and use construction staples and a staple gun to staple the carpet into place.
If not start at the bottom and use your nail puller to loosen a piece and pull from there to rip the carpet up.
There ll usually be a loose spot somewhere.
Be careful as you rip and pull as there ll be staples or nails in the carpet.
Once you get the carpet stretcher use pliers to remove staples.
Place staples at the ends or back of the tread to prevent stepping on those exposed heads.
Simply stretch the carpet by hand and staple into place with a staple gun and construction staples.
If you have recently installed carpet it is important to protect the new carpet.
Cut thick padding in strips 1 inch narrower than the width of the runner just as with the tackless strips and 3 inches longer than the depth of the tread.