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I installed the stairs almost 2 years ago. I like them the way they are but my wife had a stroke this past May and has some problems with her balance. She would feel more comfortable with the runner. If she ever fully recovers, which could take up to 18 months, we might be able to remove the...

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I didn't want a lot of holes in the treads.....I spent a lot of time making them. Will not do waterfall....I like the other method...forgot what it's called. Decisions, decisions.

OK. You've convinced me. Thank You.

Some of the instructions don't use tack strips and force the carpet into the corner of the tread and riser, using a kicker or bolster, and staple it there and then staple under the tread nosing. For some reason I don't want to use a tack strip.

Carpet kicker or Bolster. I've seen different instructions that will use one or the other. With a tackless strip I assume the kicker would be better?

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I will do the contour as you suggest. The retailer recommended a carpet pad on each step which I will do. Can I just use staples to install both the pad and carpet? Or staples for the pad, and tackless strips and staples for the carpet? I have a 20 gauge wide crown stapler. I'm assuming...

The sides will be serged.

If you are referring to the ends at the top and bottom the carpet store guy said that they don't need to have anything done to them.....the end at the top of the stairs will abut the underside of the top landing nosing and the end at the bottom will abut the floor at the bottom of the stairs. I...

I have replaced the wall-to-wall carpeting throughout my house with solid hardwood and have also replaced the carpeting on the stairs with hardwood treads. I would like to install a runner on the stairs. The stairs are straight. I have seen several videos on the installation process. They...

The edges of the stairs that are cupping typically have less holding them than the flooring in the room and would be more sensitive to a difference in humidity above and below......I'd vote for the a/c as the culprit.

You said the stairs are made from hardwood flooring? Are the boards cupped? Cupping is due to a difference in the humidity above and below the flooring. When the humidity above the floor is lower than the humidity below the floor the floor boards will cup. If these are your conditions then...

what's beneath the stairs? basement? a/c in basement or just rooms above? all stairs warped? where's the house? what type of wood?

If you're trying to decide which one to use check out Muskoka. Canadian made, micron bevel, really well milled.

How 'bout those Domino loose tenon cutters? Cool tool or what?

Infinity has slot cutting bits that will cut slots smaller than 1/4".

How about using a biscuit cutter?

How about keeping the boards as in the left picture and installing a transition to cover the edges of the boards and the edge of the tile?