Carpet Step Tucked

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Carpet step tucked.

Tucking carpet is a great way to transition flooring. 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. This carpet tool is specially designed for installing carpet on stairs. Cut the carpet with a slotted blade knife so that it is even with the edge of the tile.

This is known as waterfall installation. 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. Featuring durable drop forged construction and rust resistant chrome plating the stair tool has offset edges to protect walls during installation. The easiest and most common installation technique is simply to stretch the carpet over the bullnose and straight down to the next step.

Flooring transitions can be tricky to negotiate. Repeat the process along the entire doorway until no portion of the carpet edge remains visible. A french tuck is where the installer wraps the tread with carpet and as a separate step installs a piece of carpet on the riser giving it a defined appearance. Offset edges protect walls.

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.