French cap is a term used to draw stairs that have a edge that curves nether on the rising of the stairs. Capping and banding refers to each stride being covered in individual pieces of carpet rather then one piece stretched and fitting to the unabridged stair construction. Carpeting French capped stairs tin can exist a difficult job considering of the precise measurements required for roofing the length of the pace and tucking of the carpet beneath the edge of the step.

Measure the length of the horizontal position of the stair. Mensurate the length of the vertical position of the stair, the edge of the stair and underneath the pace of the stair and the depth of the stair. Subtract the width of the stair by ane inch and you have the amount of tackless strip needed for your carpeting. Cutting the tackless rug strip to length measured.

  • French cap is a term used to describe stairs that have a border that curves under on the rising of the stairs.
  • Decrease the width of the stair by ane inch and you have the corporeality of tackless strip needed for your carpeting.

Cut another strip the same length to keep the stairs. Working your way from the bottom of the stair steps hammer the tackless strips into place, two strips per step. Spikes on the strip need to be angled downwards when placed on the horizontal part of the step. Spikes placed on the vertical part of the stairs should confront upwardly for better grip.

Measure the length of padding needed to cover the horizontal position of the stairs and depth of the stride and marker information technology. Cut the foursquare of padding out. Measure the length of padding that will cover the vertical ascent to the stairs and it's length. Cut the vertical measurement and it's length from the section of padding. Push button the carpet padding onto the tackless strip until the strip has a proficient grip on the pad.

  • Cut some other strip the same length to go on the stairs.
  • Measure the length of padding needed to cover the horizontal position of the stairs and depth of the pace and marking information technology.

Staple the residuum of the carpet beneath the edge of the stride and into the back corners of the border. Make some slack on the padding for the rug tread.

Measure the distance of the footstep and add the overlap of the edge of each pace, this is the amount of carpeting that will be needed. Cutting the rug to the measurement required. Prepare the chisel onto the carpet over the padding on top of the tackless strip and gently tap with the hammer along the length of the strip. Tighten carpet over the horizon of the pace and tap it into identify with the chisel.

  • Staple the remainder of the rug below the edge of the step and into the back corners of the border.
  • Set the chisel onto the carpeting over the padding on summit of the tackless strip and gently tap with the hammer forth the length of the strip.

Tap the carpet into place over the adjacent section of tackless strip, pull on the rug every bit you continue forth information technology's length. Staple the carpet into identify underneath the curved edges of the stride. Staple the corners of the carpeting every 3 inches onto the bottom of the edge. Tuck the next stairs carpet into the edge of the step in forepart of information technology past borer it with the chisel.