Installing Carpet Without Tack Strips: 7 Easy Steps To Install


The carpet is a textile floor covering (upper layer of pile) that is most probabily attached to its backing. The carpet gives a unique & amazing look and feel to your floor and stairs. But as far as its installation is concerned, it is not a difficult task to perform but if you want to do it without using the tack strips then you will face some difficulties. But you don't need to worry, we are here to help you out.

7 Easy Steps To Install Carpet Without Tack Strips

If you want to install carpet at your places without using tack strips & you are worried how to do it, don't worry, you simply need to follow the given steps carefully to get the desired result:
  1. Check that the small tension rods are attached at the base of each stair that can be easily placed to tighten your carpet which runs the whole length of your stairs.
  2. Apply a glue at the base(small amount) & at the top of each of your stairs in order to keep them in place.
  3. Another alternative of previous step is to carpet each of your stairs individually where the foor lands.
  4. Take a knife (sharp utility), a measuring tape and now measure the width of your stairs and also the length.
  5. Now cut your carpet to fir the bottom of each of your stairs which means the area where the foor will fall.
  6. Work from top to bottom and apply the removable carpet glue with the help of a glue gun & adhere the piece to your stair.
  7. Small nails can be attached to all the corners of each of your carpet piece to keep them from curling up.


Disadvantages Of Using Carpet Hardware

If you are going to install the stair runner without the tack strips then you have to be prepared first. Installing the carpet usually need some sort of hardware, such as tiny nails, tacks(with wide top), strips of adhesive & staples which are frequently used in order to keep your carpet in place on one of your high traffic areas of your home. These types of hardware can easily damage the wood if you ever try to pull your carpet & change out the decor or offer up pristine stairs for the future home buyers that are attentive in your abode. These type of carpet holders also don't always stay in their actual place & may also require annual maintenance for the stairs which may get a fair share of heavy foot traffic. If the stairs are metal or concrete then you may need to run into other type of issues such as, how to keep your carpet from slipping as your crisscross the climb.
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