How to finish the side of a carpet on stairs.
Carpet binding vs turn and tack.
This allows us to finish off the edges with the cotton binding that blends in best with the material.
In this type of installation the carpet is glued directly to the floor.
Direct glue down carpet installation direct glue down installation is the most popular carpet installation in commercial settings.
The colors are generally matched close to the field color of the rug so the edge is not noticeable just.
Turn leftover carpet from a wall to wall installation into custom area rugs to protect your new carpet in high wear areas such as in front of couches down halls or even under your dog or cat bed.
They feel nice.
To turn and finish a carpet edge you use a carpet z bar along with tack strip.
If you do choose to go with carpet on your stairs stay away from plush carpets with thick underlay.
She is advising me to have our wool runner edges tucked under.
Other customers prefer a contrast or accent color and we have samples at the showroom that you can.
Carpet can be directly glued to the floor or carpet can be glued to a pad that is itself glued to the floor.
Often times customers ask us to match the color to the rug.
Most standard carpet binding is folded over the edge of a rug and stitched on with a binding machine that is similar to a commercial sewing machine.
Finishing the edges of your stair runner is an important decision.
There are other designs besides the one shown in this image.
After tacking you tamp down the z bar to secure the carpet edge.
The floor needs to be very smooth.
The finished width is approximate.
One of the challenging parts of installing stair carpet is producing a smooth finished edge.
Binding edge of stair runner vs folding over.
My mother in law regrets having her stair runner edges bound because her vacuum catches on it.
To 3 8 inch or 1 1 2 with a cotton canvas binding.