How To Install A Rug Runner

So here s a full tutorial for how to install one yourself including how to join two runners if one isn t long enough for your stairs how to finish off the bottom cleanly and how to give the stairs and railings a fresher look too.

How to install a rug runner. Install the stair runner. The most wear was in the middle where the rug would cover. I decided to leave my steps as is. My main goal was to choose a runner that was durable and would hide.

After his fall i added stair runner installation to the top of our diy list. Use the staple gun to staple the rug in place starting in the center and then at every three inches on either side. Be sure there is a staple in each of the outer edges. For the rug itself you can absolutely use a regular runner or even a few runners placed end to end just make sure it will go the entire length of your stair risers and treads.

The upholstery stapler used a different width but they were still 3 8 staples. Here are a few options. I had heard good things about rugs from annie selke so i started there. Subtract the width of the runner from the width of the staircase between baluster and skirtboard and divide by two.

Your staples need to be deep enough to go through the stair runner and into the wood. In fact that day i went and ordered rug samples so we could get this project moving forward. Laying out tackless strips for a stair runner photo by rebecca cinclair. Fold the stair runner in half and find its center.

Line up that center with the center mark you made from the rug pad. Starting at the very top riser staple the rug to the top edge of top of the riser the vertical part. Installing carpet runner on stairs overview how to install stair rug runner 1. Smooth the rug against the riser then press the bolster chisel into the rug at the crease of the next.

For anyone asking for the rug info here s an affiliate link to the exact one we used. Paint the treads and risers paint just the risers refinish the wood or install the runner over the stairs as is. Choosing a stair runner. A good way to.