Staircase runner
We have just had a staircase runner fitted and are unsure about the angle of the carpet on the turn. You can see the line of the carpet edge on the step is curved/ bent. The fitter claims it is how it should be, but we're not convinced.
Any advice welcome!
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That looks correct to me. It keeps the strong line of wood flooring to the wall straight
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4 years agoI’m no expert, but it doesn’t look right to me. Here’s a pic I found with a very curved staircase and the edges of the carpet look nice and straight?
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Thank you all!
The carpet follows a template cut out which was prepared prior to fitting. What might have happened is that the fitter didn’t fully account for the curvature of the stairs and then faced a choice of keeping a straight line looking from the bottom of the stairs (which he did) vs on that step (which he didn’t). He’s been taking an awful long to explain why it’s like that.
There is very little stretch in the material, I would be surprised if that was the reason.
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