I didn t use it but a kicker is recommended.
Fitting carpet on concrete stairs.
Using a knee kicker stretch the carpet tight to the back of the tread and hold in place until staples can be applied to the back of the tread behind the tack strip.
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How to attach runners on concrete stairs after measuring and cutting the carpet runner you re ready to attach it to your steps.
Take these measurements to your carpet dealer to make sure you get an ample amount of carpet for your job.
Installing carpet on stairs the right way.
When covering wood stairs fairly narrow strips of carpet are typically run down the center portion of the stairs leaving.
Step 1 measure the room to be carpeted.
While this won t work for concrete steps you can use concrete nails to hold carpet padding and the carpeting in place.
Use an awl to push the carpet onto the tackless strip.
Fasten the carpet underneath the nosing of the tread with staples and wrap the carpet around the nosing and over the tack strip at the back of the tread.
Center the carpet on the bottom edge of the steps.
Lay the edge of your carpet against the vertical back surface of your porch or top step.
Https amzn to 2ukunce so the big question is how is it holding up especially since i did not use a kicker o.
Be sure you have about one inch of spare carpet at either side of the stairs.
Begin unrolling your carpet 12 to 15 at a time.
Be sure to tell them that you are carpeting over concrete since that requires different carpet material as well as slightly different tools than carpeting over wooden surfaces step 2 bring any drape or paint samples to the carpet dealer for comparison.
For carpet runners on wood stairs you would use tacks to secure tackless strips carpet padding and the runner.
This creates a clean line between the bottom of the stairs and the flooring.