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scrager4 t1_j6itaha wrote
Reply to comment by xyz17j in How to replace cracked stair tread on carpeted stairs? by xyz17j
to do it right means replacing the carpet on the stairs. so either do it right or mend it till you are ready to replace the carpet.
scrager4 t1_j6hrjvq wrote
if you have access to the underside just brace the weak tread with some 2 by material so you don’t have to mess with the carpet. typically carpet on stairs is one piece top to bottom with a bajillion staples. even if you cut one tread to fix it you won’t have enough carpet to reinstall and good luck matching a single stair in the middle with new carpet.
scrager4 t1_j6jp8m1 wrote
Reply to comment by xyz17j in How to replace cracked stair tread on carpeted stairs? by xyz17j
that is one way to do it. another is to make an I with short pieces so you can nail in to the cross piece from top and bottom then nail/screw the short pieces to the stringers.
the good news is that with easy access to the under side, even if your fix doesn’t work, you have access to try something else easily.