I just finished carpeting my stairs after watching fbsb’s video on bullnose steps and I’m thrilled with the result. The process was so well illustrated and explained, I can’t thank y’all enough!! I would love to send a picture but I can’t figure out how to, but boy can I carpet stairs now!!
Watched a bunch of these and this is the most informative and seems like the most sensible way to do it. You even explained what I was just starting to type as a question - why not to use stretchers on risers. Thanks for the video.
Awesome detail and very humble attitude. Pleasure to watch someone who takes such pride in work. Thanks heaps. Off to please the wife with some professional looking stairs.
Just wanted to thank you for the video. I have never even attempted carpeting of any sort, and with this video I was confident enough to complete a project of 13 stairs, and the finished product looks like I knew what I was doing!
Thanks a TON! This boosted my son's confidence to do something significant and beautiful. After I learned from you first, I had my 15yr old watch too before helping me and we finished our stairs like a PRO!!! Great details watching both this and the video of the waterfall-style steps.
You are a natural instructor. Great progression through each part of the process. The concise explanations of each step make it easy to follow. Thank you. Helped me a lot.
I'm about to do my stairs now.. thank you for making these videos - you are very good at explaining, you don't bs and waste our time, you are deliberate, clearly skilled, and you are thoughtful and focused throughout. I have yet to find a youtube video, on anything really, that pound for pound delivers more usable information per second as what you've done here. I wish you success on youtube, thanks again.
I originally installed my own carpet in my house. Recently it needed to be replace and my wife hired a carpet contractor. He removed the tack strip on the sides of my steps. He said it wasn't suppose to be a tack strip there. I am going to call the owner out on it. Where is the pride in peoples work. "Floors by Southern Boys" you take pride in your work. Great job.
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Welp. Today was the day. I was at work. Wife at home. Carpet guy came for steps install. He didn't wrap the bullnose.... He just kept telling my wife "waterfall" (whatever that is)
I have copy your ideas how to do your carpet I am not a professional I'm just a DIY trying to do things in my home and when I see you do your carpet I said to myself give it a go and it work I'm still do my carpet under stairs thank you very much I keep up with the good work appreciate it
Brilliant video having a go myself on bull nose stairs because of video total ametuer in UK carpet fitters here try to rip u off thanks for great instructions really helpfull best instructions out there cheers
Great video on this .This is another one I see all the time no Tac strip to stretch on the sides and loose Carpet. Dude it was not me it's the crappy 1/2 8 pound pad or 7/16 8 pound. Just like you stated there not doing the sides and going back and hitting the front a few times. This comes from guys who have been doing this 15 plus years .Glad you posted this as well.
Man, it is so nice to see you wrap the pad around the nose. It pains me everytime people cut it off right before it. Your stairs look great! Keep up the good work.
I like the look of the carpet tucked under the bullnose. I was in stair manufacturing for 20+ years, and I don't recall seeing any stairs done that way...and I've been in a lot of homes, by different builders and from low end to high end. One thing I discovered was, when installers would kick the carpet in the middle of the riser, they would knock the riser loose from the back of the tread.
When this guys shows up at your door to do a carpet installation !!!!! You pay him more than he asked ! Why because there’s not a lot of greats out there anymore! And this guy puts in the work!!!!!
Very informative video! I am about to change the carpet on my stairs and this is the perfect video. Everything is explained with details. Thanks a lot! My only question would be, what type of staples do you use for the underpad? I know for the carpet itself to use 9/16 long 20-gauge 3/16 crown but I am not sure what staples are needed for the underpad.
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thank you sir! You gave me the confidence to do my own steps and they turned out wonderful! I get to look at them with pride and I didn’t have to pay a stranger to enter my home and saved some money!
How many stairs do you do per piece of carpet? Do you cut a full run for the full set of stairs or do you do it in smaller pieces? If so, how many stairs do you recommend doing for each piece?
Great Video, thanks. I had some berber carpet installed on some stairs and the staples show even after they hit them with a hammer. Do you have any suggestions?
Are you sealing the carpet sides to guard against fiber unraveling. Since only 1/8 inch is added to the width, the side gutter is not being used in the conventional step down manner, but rather as a simple angle bend for appearance sake. If sealer is not being used are you optimizing the cuts to be close to a backing web strand? Maybe I am overthinking fibers coming loose while tucking and vacuuming the sides and nose ends. Love your videos, take pride in doing the best job you can do. For me you lead the way.
You are by far the best at explaining how to do carpet installation. Too many others go way too fast for first time diy guys. Can you do a video or a stream on the current market? Are jobs hard to come by? Worst customer experience ?
Ruben, thanks for all the great videos. Do you have a suggestion if the stairs aren't straight? I have an old house and the back of the tread where it meets the riser is up to 3/4" wider than the front of the tread on most steps. I will have to do every stair separately I'm sure.
Great video it's very helpful I'm going to do my stairs so good to see this I don't have a electric stapler though I have a nail gun so would a nail gun be ok to use or not
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thanks for the reply I will have to go out and get a staple gun then are they certain staples to use obviously heavy duty staples but is there a certain type or will any be ok to use
Very good condition explaining the job.it must be an American way of. Laying. Bulldoze steps using all that staples and only 1piece. Of gripper on steps,looks good anyway, we'll done
Thanks buddie .. by the bullnose step I meant the bottom step that goes round one way . In America there probably bigger staircases with doubles but our typical flight if stairs has one at the bottom that goes either to the left or to the right . Be grateful if you could do a vid on that step :)
Hello sir. That's another great job. I'm planning on carpeting the treads only, how do I ensure a neat finish under the bullnose. And what do you mean when your mashing down.
I will cover that in a future video, and when mashing it down I mean pressing the carpet onto the tack strip , Making it look good around the bullnose needs to be shown instead of told
Newbie to carpet installs here! I'm getting ready to do a landing in my home theater room with a single bull nose lip. I watched a lot of your videos and appreciate all the great advice and tips you give!! I do have one question. Couldn't you also install a tack strip directly under the bull nose lip? That way when you stretch the carpet, it will pull on the tack strip v/s the staples? Any negatives to that or will that be fine to do?
Good day, I am a beginner about to put carpet for the first time in my staircase. What do you use for the pad under the rug, and is it normally easy to find in stores? Thank you for the awesome video.
A lot of guys and probably you would have fired me for the way I did those type of steps. I would cut individual pieces for the step and then cut individual pieces for the risers. I knew it was time consuming but, if a pet or something damaged one step then all I had to do was rip the carpet off that step without interfering with the other steps or riser.
There's nothing wrong with the way you are talking about it's is still used, its just another method that some installers use depending on the situation. Personally I sometimes use the way you are talking about on Berber carpet because I find it Bit easier, just remember there are a number of ways to install carpet on steps, This guy is a very good and pleasant teacher and he explains everything nicely.
@@Cherokee10g That's true. I do admit, every job I ripped old carpet from steps never was done the way I installed them. I saw guys use one or two pieces of carpet to do let's say 12 straight steps and be done in no time. I attempted that method plenty of times and always hated when 3 or 4 steps go in nice and straight but then the next couple steps are smaller .
I don’t know the reason for not having underlay on it, I am myself used to not do that but I simply liked it because I could get more of a square look without it having pad on it,
@@FloorsbySouthernboys , seen a lot of your videos. Most plushes should be down hill up hill . Don't listen to the book! . It's wrong!! Depending on the rug ,, down hill up hill it makes it a little more sticky! Like your vids !!!
Just had carpet installed and I feel the tack strip with my toes on every step. My kids say they are stepping on them too. The installers used the old strip. Any thoughts why this is happening? What is the right way to fix it? It’s on 8 lb moisture barrier pad too.
The tack strip may be too far out into the step instead of up close to the riser , Feel free to take a hammer in town those pants down and just by tapping on top of the carpet and that will fix it for you
I was delaying to do the carpets on my stairs for a week and boom the day I had to do them you uploaded this video. Thank you so much. Just one extra question if you dont mind. If you want to make a seam but dont have an ieon, would you recommend to use double sided tape or any other method?
I was a helper for a few years before I started working for myself, but I have been self-employed now since I was 19 and I am 43, so for the most Part I am self taught, and I guess the carpet language just comes from dealing with it for a long time
yea i know what you mean but on some of those stiff back i have gone to 3 row pin tackstrip plus mist it down with hot water. if you remember it was originally called tackless, but some time i hit or rub the nails down. thanks
I've watched this video a dozen times and really appreciate the detail. I'm using an air nailer for my bullnose, and my first attempt sent the staples straight through the carpet and raveled the carpet. What pressure do you recommend on the air nailer to catch the carpet and not go through it? What length staples are you using?
Hi. Thanks for your video. I am a complete amateur here, so please forgive my questions. I'm trying to carpet my basement steps. Just making sure I buy the right tools. Aside from the tack strips I'll need a staple gun, the kick tool, and the tool to press the carpet in the corners. What type of blade do I use to cut through the carpet? Do you recommend a specific one to cut large lengths of carpet?
One other question. What type of electric staple gun do you recommend? I don't have the ability to get a pneumatic one so a regular electric one will have to do. If you can't recommend a particular brand is there anything specific to look for when dealing with stapling carpet? Thanks in advance.
I just finished carpeting my stairs after watching fbsb’s video on bullnose steps and I’m thrilled with the result. The process was so well illustrated and explained, I can’t thank y’all enough!! I would love to send a picture but I can’t figure out how to, but boy can I carpet stairs now!!
That’s awesome , Thank you for sharing that
Instablaster...
30 year installer here-thanks for taking the time to do this. Good quality bullnose steps take practice and a great deal of skill to do.
You’re welcome, thanks for watching
Thank you sir
@@FloorsbySouthernboys k
@@kevinl4432 😂
Watched a bunch of these and this is the most informative and seems like the most sensible way to do it. You even explained what I was just starting to type as a question - why not to use stretchers on risers. Thanks for the video.
Just installed carpet on my basement steps. Turned out perfect thanks to this video! Much appreciated.
Thank You! That was one of the best "How To" videos I've seen on TH-cam. Detailed, and much appreciated!
@@mpearsonak thanks for sharing that
Great instructional video. Had a few ideas in it that I will adopt for my next stair carpet. Thank you.
You are the installer, that most Store owners wish they had.
😂😂Thank you
Awesome detail and very humble attitude. Pleasure to watch someone who takes such pride in work. Thanks heaps. Off to please the wife with some professional looking stairs.
Awesome , I hope they turn out great
Just wanted to thank you for the video. I have never even attempted carpeting of any sort, and with this video I was confident enough to complete a project of 13 stairs, and the finished product looks like I knew what I was doing!
@@Simes9185 that is fantastic. Thank you for sharing that.
Thanks a TON! This boosted my son's confidence to do something significant and beautiful. After I learned from you first, I had my 15yr old watch too before helping me and we finished our stairs like a PRO!!! Great details watching both this and the video of the waterfall-style steps.
Man that is really nice to hear, congratulations on your successful installation
This guy has the passion and experience for the craft. Well done!
Thank you 😊
Excellent! Thank you, by far the best and easiest video on installing stair carpeting the right way. I will do my own and save some $$.
fantastic tutorial . youre a hard working dude!
You are a natural instructor. Great progression through each part of the process. The concise explanations of each step make it easy to follow. Thank you. Helped me a lot.
Thank you for sharing that, I’m glad it was helpful for you
I'm about to do my stairs now.. thank you for making these videos - you are very good at explaining, you don't bs and waste our time, you are deliberate, clearly skilled, and you are thoughtful and focused throughout. I have yet to find a youtube video, on anything really, that pound for pound delivers more usable information per second as what you've done here. I wish you success on youtube, thanks again.
Wow thank you so much for that wonderful comment, that was really nice of you to say that and I am really glad that these videos are helping
I originally installed my own carpet in my house. Recently it needed to be replace and my wife hired a carpet contractor. He removed the tack strip on the sides of my steps. He said it wasn't suppose to be a tack strip there. I am going to call the owner out on it. Where is the pride in peoples work. "Floors by Southern Boys" you take pride in your work. Great job.
Thank you, my friend. There is no other way of getting a stretch sideways on your step if you don’t have tack strip there
@@FloorsbySouthernboys they removed my tack strips from the sides and put one across the front of the step.
Man. This is an excellent tutorial. When my carpet guy does my steps we might sit down and watch this video together before he starts. Lol.
😂😂👍
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Welp. Today was the day. I was at work. Wife at home. Carpet guy came for steps install. He didn't wrap the bullnose.... He just kept telling my wife "waterfall" (whatever that is)
Detailed perfect!! Great job!
@@bobross9321 glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for this excellent video!!
I feel comfortable enough to do my own stairs now 😁
Wow this video was incredibly helpful and saved me a bunch of money
Awesome
Step by step on how to do steps. Excellent video, great work and thank you for teaching us!
You da man
I have copy your ideas how to do your carpet I am not a professional I'm just a DIY trying to do things in my home and when I see you do your carpet I said to myself give it a go and it work I'm still do my carpet under stairs thank you very much I keep up with the good work appreciate it
Well, good job, glad to hear it back like this
You seem to love what you do, and your attitude says that you also love helping others, Kudos to ya, and Thanks
Thank you sir you are correct on both statements
Great Job!! This video was very helpful.
Thank you very much for your feedback
Many good tips thanks
Brilliant video having a go myself on bull nose stairs because of video total ametuer in UK carpet fitters here try to rip u off thanks for great instructions really helpfull best instructions out there cheers
Thank you sir, good luck with your project
Excellent tutorial. Thank you.
Someone has been watching trim and tuck carpet on prepping. Good video. Keep it up
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I just finished my basement stairs with confidence because of your video. Thank you!
Man that’s great, I hope everything turned out wonderful for you
Nice to see you using your new knife
Yes sir I use it for everything now
Great video on this .This is another one I see all the time no Tac strip to stretch on the sides and loose Carpet. Dude it was not me it's the crappy 1/2 8 pound pad or 7/16 8 pound.
Just like you stated there not doing the sides and going back and hitting the front a few times.
This comes from guys who have been doing this 15 plus years .Glad you posted this as well.
My first installation wasn't so good, but I returned with my stretcher and powers stapler... fixed it proper per your instruction. Thanks a million!👍
Awesome
Wow, you are the best, thank you for details of install, love it
Thank you, glad you liked it
Thank you sir.
See you all the time in FIOA, got 89yds with bull nose tomorrow and wanted a brush up since its been awhile. Thanks for the video!
Yes sir that is my favorite Facebook hang out
Fantastic video, thank you! I managed to complete a simple job but it looks really professional - would love to be able to add photos.
I would love to see them, you can find me on Facebook by the same name if you want to share
Awesomr video thank you man. Live learning professionally
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Man, it is so nice to see you wrap the pad around the nose. It pains me everytime people cut it off right before it. Your stairs look great! Keep up the good work.
Thanks buddy
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Thank you
Thank you, very well explainded
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I like the look of the carpet tucked under the bullnose. I was in stair manufacturing for 20+ years, and I don't recall seeing any stairs done that way...and I've been in a lot of homes, by different builders and from low end to high end. One thing I discovered was, when installers would kick the carpet in the middle of the riser, they would knock the riser loose from the back of the tread.
When this guys shows up at your door to do a carpet installation !!!!! You pay him more than he asked ! Why because there’s not a lot of greats out there anymore! And this guy puts in the work!!!!!
Thank you Keith, I appreciate it
@@FloorsbySouthernboys 😄😄😄😄😄😄
Thanks! This is a big help for my current stair project.
Awesome
Followed how you fitted carpet to the stairs and it worked really well your video was brill 👍👌
Thank you I’m glad it helped
Thank you so much! Great instructions and methods!
You’re welcome I hope it helped
Excellent
Thank you
Nice job with the howto video. You explained it well! Watched the whole thing...!
Thank you sir
when doing carpet on the treads and laminate on the upstands. Which do you lay first ?
Thanks, I'm going to give this a go!
Awesome
thank you so much for your work ,its greatly appreciated
Wow, thank you I appreciate that
Very well detailed rube. Grandad used to use seam tape for the ends. The stairs do last longer from the latex of the backing of the carpet. 💪❤️🙏
Thank you Jerrid
Very informative video! I am about to change the carpet on my stairs and this is the perfect video. Everything is explained with details. Thanks a lot! My only question would be, what type of staples do you use for the underpad? I know for the carpet itself to use 9/16 long 20-gauge 3/16 crown but I am not sure what staples are needed for the underpad.
Excellent video but how much Do you charge PER STEP to do the work?
$25 per step on these type of steps
Thanks. Laying for trailor factory and dont do steps at all. Im studying for some side jobs.
Awesome, good luck my friend
Great job! Very much appreciated!
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When you cut a new piece for continuation, do you start it from the bottom of the next riser as you would the beginning step?
@@CodyRozell yes sir, just allow yourself about two extra inches instead of trying to cut it flush
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thank you sir! You gave me the confidence to do my own steps and they turned out wonderful! I get to look at them with pride and I didn’t have to pay a stranger to enter my home and saved some money!
@@CodyRozell it is very rewarding, congratulations on the job well done
How many stairs do you do per piece of carpet? Do you cut a full run for the full set of stairs or do you do it in smaller pieces? If so, how many stairs do you recommend doing for each piece?
verry good thanks
Thank you sir
Great Video, thanks.
I had some berber carpet installed on some stairs and the staples show even after they hit them with a hammer. Do you have any suggestions?
Not a whole lot you can do if they pinned the carpet fiber down with staples. Sorry my friend.
Thanks so much for your reply. Is there an alternate method for securing the carpet besides staples?
still not quite clear, how far should a tack strip should be from the vertical board? is it 3/8 inch?
Would you use the same technique for burber carpet?
What if I wanted to add an led strip underneath each plank ? Should I do the lights first or the carpet ?
Carpet first
I would like to see a price for tools for the beginner.
Are you sealing the carpet sides to guard against fiber unraveling. Since only 1/8 inch is added to the width, the side gutter is not being used in the conventional step down manner, but rather as a simple angle bend for appearance sake. If sealer is not being used are you optimizing the cuts to be close to a backing web strand? Maybe I am overthinking fibers coming loose while tucking and vacuuming the sides and nose ends. Love your videos, take pride in doing the best job you can do. For me you lead the way.
Awesome, with it being tucked in the signs, I don’t think there will be problem with it raffling
What are the options for carpeting the top of an alcove. Is there a technique other than the cove cap?
I’m not sure what you mean
What about patterns and waterproof carpet that looks like builders grade carpet
You are by far the best at explaining how to do carpet installation. Too many others go way too fast for first time diy guys.
Can you do a video or a stream on the current market? Are jobs hard to come by? Worst customer experience ?
Thank you I really appreciate that, I am thank you for your recommendation, I will keep that in mind
What happens if after stretched the carpet is a little too wide for the stair tread. Can I just trim it on the stair and tuck it?
If needed
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thank you!! Your videos are awesome and there’s no confusion! Best in class when it comes to instructional videos!
@@daveabee1 thank you very much
Ruben, thanks for all the great videos. Do you have a suggestion if the stairs aren't straight? I have an old house and the back of the tread where it meets the riser is up to 3/4" wider than the front of the tread on most steps. I will have to do every stair separately I'm sure.
Yes sir cut your carpet to the widest point, install your step and trim where necessary
How would you do the first step which is a pear shaped? So basically there is a curved step which is slightly wider than the rest.
I will have to do a video on that
I just finished my stair last week.
Was looking for a video on stair with nosing .. I just had extra tackless strip nailed on the riser.
😀👍I hope they turned out nice for you
Great video it's very helpful I'm going to do my stairs so good to see this I don't have a electric stapler though I have a nail gun so would a nail gun be ok to use or not
No sir a nail gun will not work. It will sit right through the carpet staples have a Crown, which grabs the carpet.
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thanks for the reply I will have to go out and get a staple gun then are they certain staples to use obviously heavy duty staples but is there a certain type or will any be ok to use
Too bad you don't work in Ontario, Canada. Excellent directions and demonstrations. I'm sure your body is feeling it. CDN
Yes sir, carpet is pretty rough on your body
If you are fitting a stair runner would you put side tack strips?
No I will not
Alot of the carpet I've been installing on steps i stopped using tackstrip. Customers complain about feeling nails through the carpet
Oh snap
Staples only or glue?
@@irritablysavvy staples
Prob need thicker caepet
Very good condition explaining the job.it must be an American way of. Laying. Bulldoze steps using all that staples and only 1piece. Of gripper on steps,looks good anyway, we'll done
Thanks buddy
What size staples are you using here? Thanks
Nevermind. Just got to the part where you said what size staples you're using. Haha
Thanks buddie .. by the bullnose step I meant the bottom step that goes round one way . In America there probably bigger staircases with doubles but our typical flight if stairs has one at the bottom that goes either to the left or to the right . Be grateful if you could do a vid on that step :)
OK gotcha I will get to that
What is the best staples gun for carpet?
www.tools4flooring.com/crain-635-opto-power-tacker.html
I have a clog you can do carpet around a cast iron radiator
Somebody has asked me about that in the past I can’t wait to run across one of those so I can do a video on it
@@FloorsbySouthernboys Do you usually try to get the carpet close netting the wall from the be hide the radiator?
Hello sir. That's another great job.
I'm planning on carpeting the treads only, how do I ensure a neat finish under the bullnose.
And what do you mean when your mashing down.
I will cover that in a future video, and when mashing it down I mean pressing the carpet onto the tack strip , Making it look good around the bullnose needs to be shown instead of told
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thank you for your reply sir.
@@jimleishman785 You’re welcome buddy
Newbie to carpet installs here! I'm getting ready to do a landing in my home theater room with a single bull nose lip. I watched a lot of your videos and appreciate all the great advice and tips you give!! I do have one question. Couldn't you also install a tack strip directly under the bull nose lip? That way when you stretch the carpet, it will pull on the tack strip v/s the staples? Any negatives to that or will that be fine to do?
How much u charge one room 14 by 14
$193
Good day, I am a beginner about to put carpet for the first time in my staircase. What do you use for the pad under the rug, and is it normally easy to find in stores? Thank you for the awesome video.
A lot of guys and probably you would have fired me for the way I did those type of steps. I would cut individual pieces for the step and then cut individual pieces for the risers. I knew it was time consuming but, if a pet or something damaged one step then all I had to do was rip the carpet off that step without interfering with the other steps or riser.
There's nothing wrong with the way you are talking about it's is still used, its just another method that some installers use depending on the situation. Personally I sometimes use the way you are talking about on Berber carpet because I find it Bit easier, just remember there are a number of ways to install carpet on steps,
This guy is a very good and pleasant teacher and he explains everything nicely.
@@Cherokee10g That's true. I do admit, every job I ripped old carpet from steps never was done the way I installed them. I saw guys use one or two pieces of carpet to do let's say 12 straight steps and be done in no time. I attempted that method plenty of times and always hated when 3 or 4 steps go in nice and straight but then the next couple steps are smaller .
When duct tape dries out with age it tends to cause crackling noises. Why do some installers say that the front of the nosing shouldn't have underlay?
I don’t know the reason for not having underlay on it, I am myself used to not do that but I simply liked it because I could get more of a square look without it having pad on it,
Gord, wrapping the nose has no benefit for the installer or the person walking on it!
@@stevehamman4465 That is what I thought. Thanks for your input.
How long does it take to do them?
Start to finish about 30 minutes
hi, does anyone know how to make the carpeted stairs non-slippery? how to similar thick carpet on my stairs.
I’m not sure about that
@@FloorsbySouthernboys , seen a lot of your videos. Most plushes should be down hill up hill . Don't listen to the book! . It's wrong!! Depending on the rug ,, down hill up hill it makes it a little more sticky! Like your vids !!!
@@stevehamman4465 thank you For sharing that, makes perfect sense
@@stevehamman4465 thank you for sharing that Buddy that makes perfect sense
pay attention boys this is how to carpet stars. pad gets wrapped around the nose then tape the nose so pad wears evenly,. good job southern boys.
Just had carpet installed and I feel the tack strip with my toes on every step. My kids say they are stepping on them too. The installers used the old strip. Any thoughts why this is happening? What is the right way to fix it? It’s on 8 lb moisture barrier pad too.
The tack strip may be too far out into the step instead of up close to the riser , Feel free to take a hammer in town those pants down and just by tapping on top of the carpet and that will fix it for you
@@FloorsbySouthernboys thank you!!!
I was delaying to do the carpets on my stairs for a week and boom the day I had to do them you uploaded this video. Thank you so much. Just one extra question if you dont mind. If you want to make a seam but dont have an ieon, would you recommend to use double sided tape or any other method?
I would go to Home Depot and rent an iron
@@FloorsbySouthernboys lol.
Ruben how you doing?? Just wondered who taught you you skills and your carpet language??
I was a helper for a few years before I started working for myself, but I have been self-employed now since I was 19 and I am 43, so for the most Part I am self taught, and I guess the carpet language just comes from dealing with it for a long time
Fixing carpet damaging knee
What kind of gun do you use? (Make and model please), and what size staples? I need one that's compact like yours to do stairs. Thanks.
Here you are www.tools4flooring.com/crain-635-opto-power-tacker.html. www.fbsb.store/product/5418d-9-16-electric-tacker-staples-5-000-box-/104
👍🏻 Contour style !
👍 Forgot that one
Hello
hi
yea i know what you mean but on some of those stiff back i have gone to 3 row pin tackstrip plus mist it down with hot water. if you remember it was originally called tackless, but some time i hit or rub the nails down. thanks
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I've watched this video a dozen times and really appreciate the detail. I'm using an air nailer for my bullnose, and my first attempt sent the staples straight through the carpet and raveled the carpet. What pressure do you recommend on the air nailer to catch the carpet and not go through it? What length staples are you using?
I’m not sure, that is why I use an electric staple gun
Tim, he is using an upholstery stapler , Crain I believe. I use a Duo Fast, 250 bucks. They don't blow through the rug.
@@stevehamman4465 thanks You’re right
Take your underlay down to your riser gripper, no need for duck tape.plus stops holes appearing in the carpet on the riser made from peoples toe caps
Duct tape is used to keep the pad from breaking down from the carpet backing And been wrapped over the edge of the step
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Hi. Thanks for your video. I am a complete amateur here, so please forgive my questions. I'm trying to carpet my basement steps. Just making sure I buy the right tools. Aside from the tack strips I'll need a staple gun, the kick tool, and the tool to press the carpet in the corners. What type of blade do I use to cut through the carpet? Do you recommend a specific one to cut large lengths of carpet?
I use round slotted carpet blades, you can pick them up at Home Depot or Lowe’s
One other question. What type of electric staple gun do you recommend? I don't have the ability to get a pneumatic one so a regular electric one will have to do. If you can't recommend a particular brand is there anything specific to look for when dealing with stapling carpet? Thanks in advance.