How To Install A Rug Runner

Laying out tackless strips for a stair runner photo by rebecca cinclair.

How to install a rug runner.

Subtract the width of the runner from the width of the staircase between baluster and skirtboard and divide by two. What size of staples are used to install a stair runner. In fact that day i went and ordered rug samples so we could get this project moving forward. Installing carpet runner on stairs overview how to install stair rug runner 1.

I had heard good things about rugs from annie selke so i started there. Starting at the very top riser staple the rug to the top edge of top of the riser the vertical part. Your staples need to be deep enough to go through the stair runner and into the wood. Here are a few options.

Choosing a stair runner. For anyone asking for the rug info here s an affiliate link to the exact one we used. For this project i mostly used 3 8 x 2 5 staples which is a pretty standard size for other projects as well. 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.

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. Install the stair runner. A good way to. Line up that center with the center mark you made from the rug pad.

The upholstery stapler used a different width but they were still 3 8 staples. Smooth the rug against the riser then press the bolster chisel into the rug at the crease of the next. Be sure there is a staple in each of the outer edges. I decided to leave my steps as is.

Use the staple gun to staple the rug in place starting in the center and then at every three inches on either side. After his fall i added stair runner installation to the top of our diy list. My main goal was to choose a runner that was durable and would hide. The most wear was in the middle where the rug would cover.