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I have a large gap between my drywall and stairs - my question is, how much of a gap is acceptable for carpet to be applied on the stairs? I have about a 1-1x1/8 inch gap between the stair edge and the wall.

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    Pictures are always helpful...
    – SteveSh
    Commented Oct 16, 2020 at 17:38
  • thanks @SteveSh : images are added
    – DEnumber50
    Commented Oct 16, 2020 at 17:59

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You're meant to install a skirtboard along the wall, cut to fit the stairs.

Here's a picture from Building Stairs by Andy Engel (I feel like he should hire me to market his book with how often I recommend it to people) showing installing a skirtboard onto the wall.

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    exactly what I needed to know - thanks!
    – DEnumber50
    Commented Oct 16, 2020 at 19:55

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