Carpet Tacks For Stairs

Carpet tacks for stairs.

Carpet tacks for stairs.

Carpet tackless strips are almost always strips of douglas fir wood usually 4 feet long by 1 inch wide with very sharp nails protruding through them at 60 degree angles and tacks or brads partially sunk in the strip. Cut your tack strips into lengths which are 4 inches shorter than the width of your carpet runner. Try prime en hello sign in account lists sign in account lists orders try prime cart. Tiny nails tacks with wide tops strips of adhesive and staples are usually used to keep a carpet in place on one of the high traffic areas of a home.

Skip to main content. Insert three carpet tacks in the center of each stair tread and another tack in each corner making a total of seven tacks. Prepare the stairs using tack strips and thin pieces of wood similar to yardsticks with tacks pointing upwardm to hold your carpet in place. For example if the stair is 30 inches wide your carpet runner will measure 26 inches wide so your tackless trips must measure 24 5 inches wide.

Prepare your stairs for carpet installation by installing tack strips thin pieces of wood resembling yardsticks with tacks pointing upward. Fasten the treads with carpet tacks if your stairs are already carpeted.