Carpet Pile Direction On Stairs

On stairs i recommend a carpet pile height of 1 2 or less and a carpet padding thickness of 7 16 or less and a pile density rating of at least 8 pounds.

Carpet pile direction on stairs.

Don t include the carpet backing just the soft fibers from the backing up. Carpet direction on stair installations should be positioned so that the pile nap direction runs up the stairs. Due to the nature of the carpet this is the direction it should be installed whether on the floor or stairs. Ideally you would install carpet on stairs as if the roll were rolling down the stairs.

Generally seams should run in the same direction as most foot traffic. This is similar to the way your hair has a direction. Carpet has a specific direction to the pile and the direction must run from the top of the stairs to the bottom not sideways. The reason for this is due to the construction of carpets every carpet has a pile direction.

Saxonies have the tendency to show footprints and vacuum cleaner sweeper marks. Planning pile direction before we start to plan. How pile reversal looks. Saxony a saxony is a cut pile carpet in which two or more plies of yarn have been twisted and heat set so that the tip of each carpet tuft is distinguishable on the pile surface.

A synthetic plush style in twisted or cut pile is always a safe option. Carpet does have a direction usually indicated on the carpet backing. The pile height measurement is not usually shown on the carpet sample however all you need is a tape measure. The only exception here would be where pattern match requirements must be considered in order to be consistent with on the floor and landing.

The carpet layer has finished and at first glance it looks great. Extra hidden carpet should be folded back at the top and bottom of stairs so that as the edges of the tread are worn the carpet can be moved to hide the wear. The best carpet for stairs has a low pile inch or less to be both more stable underfoot and resilient to traffic. The direction of the pile is most noticeable in medium length saxony styles and is less noticeable in longer piles such as friezes when the pile is reversed in a cut pile carpet such as a saxony the light is reflected off the fibers in a different manner making the color of the carpet appear different either lighter or darker than the original color.

A low pile carpet is recommended due to how the carpet is laid on a dimensional surface. A high pile carpet will not fold over the curve of a stair the same as a dense low pile carpet. This is based in light reflection of the fiber when pile direction is changed. On stairways the pile should sweep down.

Low pile a low pile carpet refers to the height of carpet fibers. Carpet fibers can be twisted together to create a cut pile or woven in a loop pattern.