Carpet Step Tucked

Tucking carpet is a great way to transition flooring.

Carpet step tucked.

This is known as waterfall installation. The soft comfort grip makes it ideal for regular use. Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. An alternative is to follow the profile of the stair by fitting the carpeting around and under the bullnose before taking it down the riser to the next step.

Cut the carpet with a slotted blade knife so that it is even with the edge of the tile. Offset edges protect walls. When a floor transitions at a threshold from wood or tile to carpeting the carpeting may need to be tucked to provide a seamless transition from one type of flooring to another. The easiest and most common installation technique is simply to stretch the carpet over the bullnose and straight down to the next step.

Press forward on the knee portion of the tool to stretch the carpet and use a putty knife to tuck the edge of the carpet into the tack strip down in the floor. Flooring transitions can be tricky to negotiate. This carpet tool is specially designed for installing carpet on stairs. Step 5 tuck the end of the carpet into the gap between the tack strip and the tile by using a stair tool or a putty knife.

Featuring durable drop forged construction and rust resistant chrome plating the stair tool has offset edges to protect walls during installation.