3 WAYS TO DO STAIRS 

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Man, I can’t thank you enough for this video! Never tackled stairs before, or even laying carpet in general. By far the best video I’ve come across on the topic. Answered all of my questions and saved me a ton of time.

Thank you very much. From Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Thank you so much for this video! We just had some new carpet installed by contractors in our house, and a few of the stairs had some loose spots over the tack strips on the sides. I tried your little trick of tapping the edges down into the groove, and that did it. Looks amazing now!

Excellent video mate, you've given me the confidence to do it my self as you cant get any fitters in the UK at the moment due to the lock down, stay safe cheers again.

Now thats how you install carpet on the steps.i tried to show people that worked with me the same way and they still have trouble doing it.keep up the good work.

Thanks for your experiment and contribution to science.

Hi mate, I did a stairs landing today and I fitted the stairs just like the way you did in this video and I can't believe the difference in how they looked a thousand times better they looked than "waterfall"! It's the first time I've done stairs that way and to be truthful I think I'm going all my stairs that way from now on. It took me twice as long but it was all worth it because even the customer said they looked great, I've never seen my stairs look so tight and clean. I never used to put smooth edge on the sides of the stairs and when I hoovered up the sides would be loose but now I put Smooth edge the carpet stayed put. Thanks for the video👍

Great video, one of the best I’ve seen for how to carpet stairs and the different methods, I will be doing this in the next few weeks, thanks!

Nice work boss . I wish customers go with this type of carpet all the time :) easy to work with. Thank you

Great video, very informative! I’ll be tackling this project shortly, will definitely use this information!

Always taught top to bottom that way u trap the riser in on landing and work down.you bolster carpet in as you go down being carefully not to go through it.then lean your weight on hammer and smooth up onto grips to take any slack up.also no underlay on riser the edge of gripper can rub on backing of carpet if customer rubs heel as they come down stairs on riser then gripper edge cuts into backing of carpet.the idea is if you use gripper you use underlay too soo carpet similar height to grips no bump then just hooks on gripper perfectly.like the gripper on the sides although normally only on twists.no need for carpet stretcher to be fair.I also like to roll sides of carpet leave a gap on underlay and carpet drops in.ive found u cut width too net will fray.always cut slightly bigger so cut edge rolled and protected. Good video just different methods.

I enjoy your videos, never too old to learn some new things, but I always used tack strips on the tread, risers, and sides of the tread. Showing my age, but carpet tackers were never used on any part of an installation when I first learned the installation business. They are great tools, and I have used them but "tackless" will hold much better than a carpet tacker. The carpet will at times pull right through the staples. Not to mention an Axminster carpet would be destroyed in no time if only installed with a carpet tacker. Keep focusing on the quality of your work. I am trying to be constructive in my comments, keep up the good work and videos.

Your doing a great job showing the different ways they are installed!!! Customer should pick one of the 3 methods of appearance which is one of three ways to do step are "contour" "Waterfall" "runner" these are the 3 different looks!

Interesting where I’m from we only use electric staple gun . No tack strip unless concrete steps once in a blue moon . Then we use the tack strip method. But never seen anyone use tack strip on the sides . I always contour (Chicago style ) or whatever you call yours lol also . Just a tip we all use white rubber mallets instead of hammer. Not as loud hitting the stair tool . Thanks for sharing .

You honestly do a great job. Wish you were around Chicago

Lol. I love that you have all the exact same tools I do. Same shooter. Same kicker. Same staples. Stare tool.

Great attention to detail. Perfect. Nice video. Clear and concise. Thx for taking the time

I’m sorry my English is not really good but I have to thank you for your video was really good as a support in my job it helps me a lot your explanation was so clear and I did as the way you say THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS VIDEO

great video's been trying to learn to install carpet on stairs I've done rooms flat floor but never done stairs . good info in this video

Best video I've seen on the subject. Cheers.

Thank you so much for taking the time to clarify for me. Ordered my carpet today and I am very excited! Thank you again :-)

Great video my man. I liked how you showed different methods. I plan on doing my basement stairs and I am going to do the tread method

I have enjoyed your video sir and still learning. Good work there

Amazing to see how we all do things . Here in Ireland it’s 90% waterfall with double grips ( strip on riser & thread ) . Also nobody grips the sides unless it’s a kite or winder (turn) step . Some people will request bullnose style , me personally hate it . We never use a knee kick on a step either. Still great video 👍

I'm wondering which way is your favorite. Great video. Thanks for sharing!

Can you show the waterfall method...? Should there be a tack on the base of the riser...?

Thank you for your video. I used it to learn enough to my own steps. Mine isn't perfect, but it's good.

Great tutorial! Just what I needed! Thanks a lot!:)

Thanks for the video Just did my first set of stairs

I get where your coming from In Cal. We call those "Hollywood stairs" nosing exposed -no strip on riser - But there's also "waterfall stairs" nosing Not exposed - Yes strip on riser - I myself always strip on tread usually double wide (commercial strip) Doing high end work almost always wool or berber Or some fancy crap decorators pick out Good job tho bud 😊

I do carpet repair and most steps don’t have tack strips on the sides. When a customer calls with wrinkles on the steps I have to explain to them that yes I can get most of the winking out but you will see a few dimples on each side from my carpet staples. One day I hope to do a wrinkle repair and find those side tack strips. I Wish it was common practice to do it your way.

Been there done that, I truly understand the carpet installation process been doing it for 40 yrs,now just side jobs.........

Great video. Could you tell me which size staple you use? I would like to buy a staple gun to do my carpet job.

I usually put the tack strip in or not depending on the style of carpet

Love this video,there are few ways to do depending on who you are working for and what type of carpet you are installing. I never put the tack strip on the side,sorry but to many people complain when they walk barefoot

Thank you for the video! I am going to try the staple method of doing my back stairs. Question… Do you cut off the carpet after stapling down on the tread each time before you begin to do the next rise and tread? It looks like the other two methods using tac strip can be done in a continuous piece of carpet. Thank you for your answer.

I've been doing flooring for more than 30 years and there are 100 different ways to do any job. If you are busy, don't have call backs and have repeat customers who give you the next job without asking price in advance you know you are doing something right. I have seen some wierd stuff through the years like a circular pie staircase done in one big piece.

Good video,will have a go at my own stairs cheers

Don't your find that it leaves an unnecessary gap on the riser when you upholster the stair with tack? I understand it with waterfall, but not sure why you would with an upholstered step, does it seem to help on installation?

My old roberts kicker looked just like yours almost same missing paints spots and everything poor old thing snapped in two a few years back

I always strip the riser when doing waterfall. None when doing bullnose. Always like strip on the side of the treads as well. I feel that ticking the sides look better and prevents fraying of the cut edges

Your way is different than mine but doesn’t mean we’re wrong. Also if you put tack strip on the bottom of riser and on the stair you can can work your way down with just the chisel.

Great video! I’ve just removed old carpet and crumbling underlay (I think it’s about 30 years old). I’m going to replace the underlay. Do I need to replace the carpet grippers?

Hi there, can you tell me what knives you use. In UK our general knives are the Delphins but you guys seem to use the same type. Also your staple guns look alit better. What's the make? Cheers

thank you great lesson

Great video! Could you please do a video where you put carpet on ONLY the treads? That's what I need to do. I don't want to carpet the risers. Thanks in advance!

Good video and great work. I can't tell the difference in the 3. Thanks

Question 🖐 what size staples do you need?

I just removed the stair carpet the builder in stalled 20 years ago. I was quite surprised there was no tack strip anywhere, I never knew that was an option. And yet the carpet was nice and tight all these years without any issue from poor installation. They used about 7 staples across the width of the 36" steps, but you used a TON more staples. I was thinking I pity the poor guy who has to take all those staples out!

Thank you

Thanks for the video! I want to put carpet down only on the tread, what would be best, tack strip on the tread and side of, staple gun and side tack? Also should I be doing underlay?

Handsome work

Nice job, thank you for taking the time to film this. I'm about to attempt my first stair run. I've laid carpets before but never stairs so your guidance is invaluable

When you are carpeting the stairs using more than one piece of carpet (in case one step is wider, or you don’t have adequate length for the whole set of stairs), do you start from the top or the bottom?

You said 3 different ways!! In the UK, we don't tack it under the nose as a rule, except for the bull nose!! We just get it really tight from gripper to gripper...

I have to learn how to carpet a house in a day or I'm going to get fired. My boss has to do all the carpet because nobody else knows how and I feel bad because he has to do all the work. Thanks for making me a professional

Wouldn't you just love to see him try to fit a Roger Fells wilton?

Forgive my cander but double strap when you're capping a step will leave a lumpno your riser if you waterfall them it wont show

Thanks wish me luck 🤞

Good job 👏🏽

Doing it the right way nice as always boss

i say put the tack strips on the face and save more staples and i like how the screws do stronger than nailing it or shooting it

You are obviously a great installer but this is very strange compared to how we do it in the UK 🇬🇧 I think I'd personally go for the single tack strip on the tread if fitting stairs this style, but it's rare we hug the contours of the steps like that we always do it "waterfall" style by default. Only about 3 times in the last 11 years I've been asked to fit "hollywood" style...personally I think the American way looks cool but the steps aren't often built that way to be able to do it properly

Beautiful!

What stair tool do you have? Been wanting to know the difference between Roberts and Crain.

Thanks for the great video!

Awsome Job I thought you have to cut each individual step, now I know is one complete piece 😀

great job, thanks for sharing this.

Can you make a video on how to cut stripe carpet for stairs as there’s not many videos on that

I actually "kick" the width rather than little push you give. That's the old way. A smart installer does width with a "kneeless" installation tool. Waterfall style stems from stair cases that don't have a nose but the riser is slanted where it meets the tread below it. How you place your tackless when doing waterfall with noses will depend on the angle of the carpet as it comes down, and the thickness of the carpet. Installed too high an you will only catch the first row of pins. Waterfall is a good alternative when the noses are small and the carpet is thin.

Nice edit but I am still wondering if that stair tool was stuck between those tack strips.

I may try the strip on the side.I don't understand if you have a thicker pad why it doesn't roll off on your strip?Does it look like it falls off on your walls?

Never put smoothedge on the riser when you're doing bullnose stairs. 8th step from the landing had smoothedge on riser cause the lump is obvious.

Thank you Sir!

In engeland snijden ze het ondertapijt bij de voorkant van de trede af, Ik vouw het ondertapijt om de trede heen, zo ktijg je een mooie volle trede.

What electric nail/staple gun are you using?

What you using? Staples or Brad's

Different strokes for different folks Im a carpet fitter over thirty years and was trained by a old school fitter,I have never had a call back on a flight of stairs, I never used gripper on side of steps, never needed to I just measured twice and cut once Sinai was as tight to the wall as one can be, Tacking? staples? I would have been fired!! And never did I use a hammer to tuck between thread and riser I used a blunted bolster chisel and used force of my hand of course never hitting at an angle but directly at where I would know the joint would be from thread to riser. The only times tacks staples would be used is in the bull nose or if they were open steps. I guess these method’s would do for a novice not enough yardage £££ in a stairs and landing to play around with gripping the side and using a stretcher where a stretcher was never designed to be used. But like I said different strokes …..

No difference at all! Very clean and neat!!!

hello. nice job. Can you tell me how much you charge people for same stairs job?? 150? thank you

I doubt you can answer in time, as my wife wants this done today, but how do you cut for diagonal steps at the top of a staircase?

Can u do a video on opening the carpet to fix a floor squeak ...

We're stepping on tack point from the tack strip at the crease of the steps. Im having to hammer down. Is this a poor job or common for all?

It's such a plush carpet I can't tell! In all my years I've never screwed gripper to stairs I've always used my staple gun. I like the tip about the angle of your staple gun under the bull-nose. I totally agree with you to gripper the riser and tread you'll never have a more tighter safer step, when I fit stairs I go top down I've tried bottom to top and I didn't like it! plus how do you match striped stairs when you start from the bottom?

And the gap between the riser and gripper???

Thanks cool dude

it is necesary to drive screws on the wood?, i mean the tack strip has nails

do you use tack strips with outdoor/indoor carpet?

Thank you.

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Thanks

why not use a mallad on your stair tool compared to metal hammer and have you ever put your foot thru the dry wall

Nice job

Amazing great good nice ♥️🗡️🔥

What size staples , and what type of staple gun do you use?

Ps what knife blades do you use as mine go blunt after a few cuts

Where is the reveal video?

What was your cost on just doing those stairs????

The tread is what you step on. The riser is the up and down.