Continue positioning the chisel around the.
Carpet around spindles.
Create a crease by wrapping the carpet from around the staircase balusters over the side of the tread.
You should be able to get the carpet loose from the stairs and just pull it way from the spindles.
If you find any use the drill driver to drive the screws in tighter.
Whenever you are stretching your carpet into place on your stairs make sure that seams are created between each of your spindles.
You could notch the pieces around the spindle and make sure the joint between two boards are somewhere between the edges of the spindle for easier cutting.
Push the carpet away from the base of the spindle and check for screw holes.
When all the padding is attached you ll need to make a template and cut the carpet to fit.
Smooth and stretch the pad so that it fits tightly against both the tread and riser then staple pad to riser.
Use glue to fix it.
The carpet will need to be clipped along the edge.
Wrap the carpet pad around the front edge of the steps and down the riser.
You would need to be very careful in the cut so it is a very tight fit.
Leave half an inch cover.
This is a great carpet to buy from.
It may have been so well done that it just looks like the carpet is under the spindles.
Move the chisel to one side and hit it again to cut through the carpet.
Fitting flooring around stair rail spindles we are getting some hardwood flooring installed in parts of the house we are moving to.
A flooring company quoted an extra 700 to have the stair railing removed and re installed after the flooring installation was complete and over a hundred dollars for bull nose trim material.
Pull the carpet over the side in front of the riser.
If the screws strip and won t tighten replace.
You can accomplish this with a glue gun.
Even if the edges aren t completely down you will still be able to see how the carpet is forming around your balusters.
It would be kind of crazy to have it under the spindles but strange things happen.
Here is a technique for installing carpet around balusters spindles or rails the carpet we are using today is called moleskin by beaulieu a canadian company.
Hit the end of the chisel hard with a hammer to cut through the carpet and pad.
Use a staple gun to fix it.