Gluing Carpet To Wood Stairs

The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.

Gluing carpet to wood stairs.

From covering wood floors to concrete carpeting is durable requires minimum maintenance and is available in a variety of colors. First lay out the carpet and any padding. Roll back the pieces and spread the glue on with a. This is our stairs before.

If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining. Glue can keep the stair carpet firmly in place. It was a lot of work but i love how they turned out. Glue blocks are approximately 4 inch blocks square or triangular that can be made at the job site from scrap lumber.

Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth. When gluing carpet to wood it is important to measure and cut the carpet before applying the glue. If your stairs follow the standard dimensions it will be much easier to measure and lay your carpet as carpet runners designed for the standard dimensions will be easy to find. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.

Apply wood glue to the two shorter sides of each glue block and then firmly press the blocks into the right angle created by the meeting of the riser and the tread. Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. How to glue carpet to wood. Do apply glue blocks where possible on all of your stringers prior to tread installation.

Where possible these blocks should be installed at every wood to wood contact point on the underside of the stair. If using a pad glue that down first and then glue the carpet to the pad. I really like the two colors on the stairs because when you re walking down it helps you see where to step which i think makes them a bit easier to use. Glue carpet directly to boat decks outdoor porches and patios or floors in rooms exposed to excessive humidity with a full spread adhesive.

Assuming you have standard sized stairs and allowing for 3 inches on either side to display the wood you need 24 inches for each stair step and riser. 1 unroll carpet and rough cut i. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following. Once it is all in place seams flush and no overlapping or short lengths of carpet exposed you can begin to glue the carpet down.