How to Install a Stair Runner
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. STAIR RUNNER
2. TACKLESS STRIPS
3. CARPET PAD4. LATEX CARPET GLUE
5. 3/4-INCH CARPET TACKSfor temporarily holding runner pieces on winder stairs
6. DECORATIVE STAIR RODSoptional
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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Knee kicker,
rent from carpet store or rental center -
Electric stapler with 9/16-inch narrow-crown staples
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Carpet knife
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Carpet tool
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Rubber mallet
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Sheet-metal snips
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Framing square
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Tape measure
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Tubing cutter or hacksaw,
for trimming carpet rods
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More on stairs:
-Wainscoting for Stairways
-6 Ways to Make Bland Staircases Grand
-Fixing a Treacherous Stair Rail
-Stairs That Disappear
-Adding Stairway Headroom
-Installing a Stair Handrail
More on carpeting:
-Installing Wall-to-Wall Carpet
-The New Wall-to-Wall
-Finding Joists Under Carpet
-How to Choose an Oriental Rug
-Restoring Hardwood Floors Under Carpeting
- Helpful Info
- Article: How to Choose an Oriental Rug
- Video: How to Install Attic Stairs
- Video: How to Build Deck Stairs
- Ask This Old House: Handrail for Winding Stairs
- Article: Stairs That Disappear
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