Fitting carpet grippers on stairs
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Gripper on the stairs should be cut so there about 5mm gap at the sides if secondary backed carpet and net if woven carpet. The gap between the two grippers on the step and riser should be 3/4 the thickness of the carpet when bent double. Approx 10mm gap from riser on the gripper fixing to the tread and vice versa for the other one. The pins on the gripper on the tread should face the riser and the pins on the gripper on the riser should face the tread.
Underlay should be cut short by 5mm on the sides for secondary backed carpet and net for woven. It should be stapled on the tread and stretched down the riser and stapled and then cut net to the grippers.
Gripper on a flat area like rooms/landing etc should have the pins pointing towards the skirting with a gap 3/4 the thickness of the carpet when compressed. Approx the thickness of the gripper if you want to use this as a guide for adverage carpet.
Underlay should be stapled and then stretched out with your hands then stapled at opposite end. Next cut in net to gripper. You should also tape joints with duct tape.
As for door ways run the underlay through and let the fitter sort out when fitting plates.
* make sure you use wood gripper for wooden subfloor and not concrete gripper*
Underlay should be cut short by 5mm on the sides for secondary backed carpet and net for woven. It should be stapled on the tread and stretched down the riser and stapled and then cut net to the grippers.
Gripper on a flat area like rooms/landing etc should have the pins pointing towards the skirting with a gap 3/4 the thickness of the carpet when compressed. Approx the thickness of the gripper if you want to use this as a guide for adverage carpet.
Underlay should be stapled and then stretched out with your hands then stapled at opposite end. Next cut in net to gripper. You should also tape joints with duct tape.
As for door ways run the underlay through and let the fitter sort out when fitting plates.
* make sure you use wood gripper for wooden subfloor and not concrete gripper*
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