Prepare your stairs for carpet installation by installing tack strips thin pieces of wood resembling yardsticks with tacks pointing upward.
Tack down carpet on stairs.
Prepare the stairs using tack strips and thin pieces of wood similar to yardsticks with tacks pointing upwardm to hold your carpet in place.
If the carpet padding is tacked on simply pull it up and dispose.
To achieve the right grip you need to.
Grab a sharp utility knife and a measuring tape and get to work.
These will grip the carpet backing and hold it in place.
Measure the width of the stair and length.
Pull the carpet tight and run a row of staples along the top of the riser where it meets the tread of the stair.
Working from top to bottom apply removable carpet glue with a glue gun and adhere the piece to the stair.
Use the knee kicker to pull the carpet tight as you place another row of staples in the corner between the riser and the tread.