Encapping The Side Of Carpet Stairs

Mid sized farmhouse carpeted u shaped wood railing staircase photo in boise with carpeted risers stairs door barn door to laundry on the right.

Encapping the side of carpet stairs. A stair that has one open side with railing posts on it is known as a cap stair. Choosing carpet for the stairs can be a bit more difficult than choosing carpet for other areas of the home. You will need approximately 4 of carpet to cover the width to allow the carpet to flow through the posts and wrap around the outside of the stair. A stair stringer also called string or stringer board is the housing on either side of a flight of stairs into which the treads and risers are fixed.

This is because in addition to having to decide on carpet style and color the carpet has to be of appropriate durability and thickness to be installed on the stair. How to finish the side of a carpet on stairs. It has the same measurements for the tread and riser as a box stair combined 18.