To decorate a wooden staircase with carpet without hiding its original beauty, you need to buy a special carpet for the stairs. It will reduce the noise level and the degree of slip, as well as increase the depreciation performance. For the project, you will need some finishing materials, supplies, fasteners and tools.
There are two ways to fix the carpet on the stairs – Hollywood and waterfall. In the Hollywood method, a carpet path 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 prominent domestic stairs, such as those leading from the living room to the second floor. In the “waterfall” method, everything is much simpler. The carpet is glued to the edge of the tread at the top and then folded down and, attached to each step, is again fixed 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 carpet paths for stairs in stores. There are also special pieces of carpet for individual steps (they are fixed on each step). The coating 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 planks to fix the coating if the coating is to be attached to the rails). You can use separate overlays on the steps.
Carpet is secured with glue, double-sided tape, nails and tacks, pressure rails, carpet clips or carpet holders. The choice is yours. Glue can ruin both stairs and carpet, and tape is not very reliable. Carpeting and stairs will suffer even more due to nails or buttons. Everything is easier with rails or clips, but the rails need to be selected, and the clips are not very reliable. Carpet holders are considered the best option – they do not spoil the materials and hold the carpet securely in place.
If you want to install carpet on stairs, learn the different methods and instructions for using different fixtures. This is important both if you order this work from someone, and if you decide to carry out the entire procedure yourself.