On the next tread down, line up the edge of the runner with your pencil mark on the tread. Screw the first of the two carpet rod brackets onto the tread next to the edge of the runner. Insert the carpet rod into the bracket.
Pull the runner taut and clamp it down with the rod. As with tack strips, staple the runner along the back edge of each stair and the bottom of each stair riser (the vertical face). If your stairs have noses that stick out over each step, you can staple the runner to the underside of the nose as well.
Install rods (optional) Attach finials (if any) to outside of each rod bracket. Place a bracket against either edge of the runner at the intersection of the tread and riser. Hold them in place and mark the locations of the screw holes. You can totally install a stair runner all by yourself, just a few supplies. Rods : Install these long, often-metallic runner rods across each . We watched a couple tutorials on how to install stair runners on our own.
We went and got a new staple gun and got after it! DIY: Installing an Inexpensive Carpet Stair Runner - This Mamas Dance.
