Measure Stairs For Carpet Runner

How to measure straight stairs for carpet runners.

Measure stairs for carpet runner.

First you need to measure the length of your stairs so you can work out the length of your carpet runner. The tread and riser combined have the same measurements as a box stair 18. To calculate the length of the staircase for a runner you need to measure the depth of the stair tread and. Carpet runners are sold in a variety of standard width measurements.

Unless you have abnormally wide or narrow stairs they ll measure. Measure the width of 1 tread with a tape measure. A short video on the tricky subject of how to accurately measure stairs this also includes a guide for calculating how much carpet you will need. With a tape measure measure from 1 side of the stair tread to the other side round your measurement to the nearest foot or meter if you prefer metric measurements and record the width measurement.

Measure the stair to determine the width in grand staircases it could be quite wide. You do not have to measure to cover the entire staircase for carpet runners. Stair runners usually sold by the running foot or yard can be 22 to 36 inches wide. The tread of a stair is the horizontal part of the stair on which you step.