New Stair carpet fitting question

[baby_belling]

I am looking to fit a new stair carpet fully fitted wall to wall, I have fitted other carpets in standard rooms quite well so want to have a go. My stairs are plain just straight down nothing fancy. I just want to know-

do professional carpet fitters make a template of the stair carpet first such as the old carpet then cut a long peice off that, ?

or -

do they cut the carpet biggar that the width of the stairs i,e 2/3 inches either side fit/stretch it to the gripper rods all the way up, then trim the carpet each side like fitting a regular room carpet?

I would imagine that the second option may be more accurate just incase the walls of the stairs were not 100% square but is this option doable

 

[lymmranger]

I am looking to fit a new stair carpet fully fitted wall to wall, I have fitted other carpets in standard rooms quite well so want to have a go. My stairs are plain just straight down nothing fancy. I just want to know-

do professional carpet fitters make a template of the stair carpet first such as the old carpet then cut a long peice off that, ?

or -

do they cut the carpet biggar that the width of the stairs i,e 2/3 inches either side fit/stretch it to the gripper rods all the way up, then trim the carpet each side like fitting a regular room carpet?

I would imagine that the second option may be more accurate just incase the walls of the stairs were not 100% square but is this option doable

I suspect that this is a task beyond your skills (based on your questions)

Poorly fitted stair carpets can KILL!

They need to be fitted securely!

..............and those are just two of the many potential problems!

 

[cajar]

The carpet is not ran in one piece all the way up the stairs, it's cut and tucked after every stair to make sure it's tight.

 

[innastalin]

I think the manufacturers install it more precisely, so don't worry. Yes, it is important to take care while installing the carpet on the staircase, that the installer is properly seated in the position to fix it.

 

[dana22]

I think that it would be much more preferable to have them installed. The carpets really need to be fitted securely. If your looking for the right carpet to have for this, https://www.electrodry.com.au/carpet-how-to-get-bang-for-your-buck/ maybe this article on carpets can help.

 

[crazydaze]

If its a straight stair, the fitters would generally take a measurement for width, bottom, middle, top, if it's about the same all the way up, cut the net, start at the bottom and bolster the carpet into the crease between grippers as you go. If the carpet is a stripe, pattern or natural loop, chances are you may not get it all lined up right. Stairs are the most difficult area to fit properly.