Stair renovation with carpeting WITHOUT stair noses?

[Tokv41]

Planning to renovate a pine staircase. Currently, there is a linoleum mat on the steps, and it can't be removed as it will splinter, making it impossible to remove while keeping the existing stair nosings intact. The plan is to paint the staircase white and lay a carpet on the steps, and I have realized that I will have to make new stair nosings both front and back for each step to cover the carpet edge.

Since no step is like the other with angles, it would be very nice to avoid making new stair nosings for the front and back of each step, but then, on the other hand, there will be a carpet edge on the steps..

Is there a type of carpet that can be used without making new stair nosings or are there other solutions that I haven't thought of? The staircase is open, so the steps are visible from several directions...

I don't want to use a step kit or similar as it won't match with wooden steps..

Grateful for any tips!!

 

[Amatörbyggaren]

Many years ago, I hired a carpet layer who glued/attached a carpet (needle felt, I think it was) in a staircase. I remember he used contact adhesive where he let the carpet go around the stair nose, but I can't remember if he used a different adhesive on the actual tread (is that what it's called?). It worked well, now it was an old wooden staircase without linoleum and in your case, it's probably about finding an adhesive that adheres well. But it should work.

 

[Tokv41]

Many years ago, I hired a carpet installer who glued/attached a carpet (I believe it was needle felt) on a staircase. I remember he used contact adhesive where he let the carpet wrap around the stair nose, but I don't recall if he used a different adhesive on the actual tread (is that what it's called?). It worked well, now it was an old wooden staircase without linoleum, and in your case, it's probably a matter of finding an adhesive that adheres well.
But it should work.

The problem is that the staircase, as mentioned, is open, so you also have to fold it down at the back edge, and even if you do that, there will be an edge under the steps that becomes visible.

The question is if there is a carpet where the edge is so thin that it doesn't matter if you skip the noses... Or I might just have to spend a day sawing off the stair noses with a small angle and miter saw...

 

[Alko]

Is it completely impossible to mill away the mess then, at least at the stair nosings?

/A

 

[Tokv41]

I think it will be an enormous job to mill out, and at the back, it's not possible because the step sticks out above, and then the question is whether I would gain much from it? You mean that one can fold the carpet down into the milling? Doubtful that it would turn out well, but as I said, I think it will take at least as long as making new nose pieces... There are just so many angles...