Carpet Pile Direction On Stairs

Carpet fibers can be twisted together to create a cut pile or woven in a loop pattern.

Carpet pile direction on stairs.

The only exception here would be where pattern match requirements must be considered in order to be consistent with on the floor and landing. Gimme some logic why run the pile direction up the stairs. 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. A high pile carpet will not fold over the curve of a stair the same as a dense low pile carpet.

Carpet has a specific direction to the pile and the direction must run from the top of the stairs to the bottom not sideways. Ideally you would install carpet on stairs as if the roll were rolling down the stairs. The best carpet for stairs has a low pile inch or less to be both more stable underfoot and resilient to traffic. Due to the nature of the carpet this is the direction it should be installed whether on the floor or stairs.

On stairways the pile should sweep down. How pile reversal looks. Generally seams should run in the same direction as most foot traffic. A low pile carpet is recommended due to how the carpet is laid on a dimensional surface.

Planning pile direction before we start to plan. 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. Carpet does have a direction usually indicated on the carpet backing. Don t include the carpet backing just the soft fibers from the backing up.

Low pile a low pile carpet refers to the height of carpet fibers. 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. The carpet layer has finished and at first glance it looks great. Saxonies have the tendency to show footprints and vacuum cleaner sweeper marks.

Carpet direction on stair installations should be positioned so that the pile nap direction runs up the stairs. This is based in light reflection of the fiber when pile direction is changed. The first thing to remember is the arrows you drew on your plan to determine which way is down the stairs. This is similar to the way your hair has a direction.

The reason for this is due to the construction of carpets every carpet has a pile direction. Not only does this enhance the performance of the carpet and ensure proper wear but it also prevents you from seeing between the rows of fiber when you bend the carpet.