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NagromYargTrebloc t1_j6gshpp wrote

Use a utility with a hooked carpet blade. Start in the corner where the carpet goes back under the broken tread's overhang. Cut all the way across until you've cut all the way through. Pull the carpet down and out, then fold it back. Purchase a length of stair tread... typically Southern Yellow Pine. Remove the broken tread. Use it to determine the length of the new tread. Cut the new tread and fasten it into the stringers using 10d Box Nails. Pull the carpet tightly over the tread and staple the carpet into the underside of the tread nose.

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xyz17j OP t1_j6gsz6g wrote

Can you explain what you mean by pull the carpet down and out… I assume something to do with the tack strip?

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NagromYargTrebloc t1_j6gupz5 wrote

The modern method that carpet installers use on stairs is staples, not tack strips. They typically staple into the toekicks, not the treads. If you have tack strips installed under the tread nosing, you will have to pull the carpet down and out... once you've cut through.

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