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johnmurphy0917

Carpet Runner on Stairs - Stairs Differ in Width

9 years ago

How should a runner be installed on the stairs with differing widths of the stairs? Or should you leave off the carpet entirely or carpet the full width of each stair?
Our staircase is straight-up from 1st to 2nd floor, the first 7 stairs are 38 inches wide and the remaining 8 stairs are 30 inches wide and the 8 inches less is from just one side of the stairs so centering it on either set of stairs makes the other set look odd if the same width carpet runner is used for all 15 stairs.
Any advice please?
Thanks,
John Murphy - Lincolnwood, IL

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