Most standard carpet binding is folded over the edge of a rug and stitched on with a binding machine that is similar to a commercial sewing machine.
Carpet binding vs turn and tack.
There are other designs besides the one shown in this image.
In this type of installation the carpet is glued directly to the floor.
Carpet can be directly glued to the floor or carpet can be glued to a pad that is itself glued to the floor.
How to finish the side of a carpet on stairs.
After tacking you tamp down the z bar to secure the carpet edge.
To 3 8 inch or 1 1 2 with a cotton canvas binding.
They feel nice.
Binding edge of stair runner vs folding over.
If you do choose to go with carpet on your stairs stay away from plush carpets with thick underlay.
Often times customers ask us to match the color to the rug.
The finished width is approximate.
Direct glue down carpet installation direct glue down installation is the most popular carpet installation in commercial settings.
Finishing the edges of your stair runner is an important decision.
Turn leftover carpet from a wall to wall installation into custom area rugs to protect your new carpet in high wear areas such as in front of couches down halls or even under your dog or cat bed.
Depending on the structure of your stairs there are two.
It will be nice and straight if you lay the bar and tack strip straight and are careful when trimming and tucking the carpet.
This allows us to finish off the edges with the cotton binding that blends in best with the material.
One of the challenging parts of installing stair carpet is producing a smooth finished edge.
The colors are generally matched close to the field color of the rug so the edge is not noticeable just.
My mother in law regrets having her stair runner edges bound because her vacuum catches on it.
She is advising me to have our wool runner edges tucked under.
To turn and finish a carpet edge you use a carpet z bar along with tack strip.