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.
Encapping the side of carpet stairs.
Stairs are the most common place in the home to have carpet and yet they are also the trickiest.
One of the challenging parts of installing stair carpet is producing a smooth finished edge.
A stair that has one open side with railing posts on it is known as a cap 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.
Mid sized farmhouse carpeted u shaped wood railing staircase photo in boise with carpeted risers stairs door barn door to laundry on the right.
How to finish the side of a carpet on stairs.
Depending on the structure of your stairs there are two.