Rugs, Carpets and Carpeting - Carpet open stairs?

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jsuttmoeller
01-31-05, 06:55 AM
My stairs in my living room are open (No Riser) I need to know how to carpet them.

How much of the step do I put padding on?

Do I need a kicker?

Carpets Done Wright
01-31-05, 11:41 AM
Of coarse the top, but wrap it over the lip on the front, too.
jsuttmoeller
02-02-05, 09:21 AM
Do I need to use a kicker? (remember no riser, each stair gets wrapped all the way around)

Should I pad all the way to each side of stair or leave a space.

Carpets Done Wright
02-03-05, 08:02 AM
A kicker is a helpful tool no matter what your doing with carpet.

If your going to do it that way, tack strip the sides to hold a side stretch on the carpet.