Vinyl/Rubber Step Edge?

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Bubba

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So my carpet along the edge of the step stepping up onto the deck of my boat is wearing out(down to the aluminum). The rest of the carpet in my boat is still in good shape, so I don't plan on replacing it all. I have in mind to find some sort of 90 degree bend vinyl/rubber trim piece to screw down along this edge to hide the wear and aluminum, and prevent it from further wear. I hoping some of you genius' might be able to think of something I could use for this edge.

I found this online, something like this is really what I have in mind.....
https://www.mdteam.com/products.php?category=802
 
can you take a picture? My brain works better when I have an image I can jerry rig in my head
 
Here is my sketch....The spot where the red line is, the carpet is wearing through down to the aluminum. Trying to figure out what kind of trim piece i could put over there to prevent further wear, and where I might find said trim piece. :?

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Bubba said:
Here is my sketch....The spot where the red line is, the carpet is wearing through down to the aluminum. Trying to figure out what kind of trim piece i could put over there to prevent further wear, and where I might find said trim piece. :?

step.png

You can pick up a 1" x 1" plastic angle at Lowes. You know, those clear plastic corner pieces that are mounted on sheetrock walls? Not the pieces that form the corner you mud over, rather the clear plastic ones that go on the outside of a finished corner to keep the mud from chipping off.
 
would you rather have rubber? you could always put down a piece of think aluminum angle, but I can see that hurting if you're barefoot in there.

I would think you could just get a pice of rubber molding and just glue it down with some good ahesive glue.

And you would really do best with what you said you were looking at above because it needs to be pre-molded to a 90* angle so that you don't wear it down either.

I'll look around my shop and see what I would use and I'll post back, but I think you're on the right trail to fix it
 
russ010 said:
would you rather have rubber? you could always put down a piece of think aluminum angle, but I can see that hurting if you're barefoot in there.

I would think you could just get a pice of rubber molding and just glue it down with some good ahesive glue.

And you would really do best with what you said you were looking at above because it needs to be pre-molded to a 90* angle so that you don't wear it down either.

I'll look around my shop and see what I would use and I'll post back, but I think you're on the right trail to fix it


Yeah, I would rather have rubber. Glueing down wouldn't really work well I don't think because it will go over top of my carpet, so I will have to use screws to attach it. Just finding a rubber molding with a 90* bend is gonna be the trick I think...locally anyway.
 
I think what you show in your link will work Bubba... I would suggest starting with glue first and then adding a few screws throughout to help hold in place.... No need to use a ton of screws if you don's need to. As for finding that locally, check Lowe's, Home Depot or you might check the Northern Tool & Equipment out off of Clinton Hwy.
 
So you guys are saying glue this directly to the carpet? Wouldn't that pull loose after awhile? :?
 
Bubba said:
So you guys are saying glue this directly to the carpet? Wouldn't that pull loose after awhile? :?


If you glue it, I doubt it will hold - you also limit you ability to remove/replace it if needed.

What you need is a heavy duty rubberized stair carpet molding (they also come in silver & gold aluminum and laminate finished or wood as well). You can find them at hardwares, Home Depots, etc., but you'll have your best selection and more color/style choices at a carpet store. You'll find several types and materials to choose from and I'm positive you'll find what you need. (they'll come in 1/2", 1" and 1 1/2" widths too, so you can get whatever size you need. The heavy-duty ones will have pre-drilled, counter-sunk holes to screw it down.

Also, be careful with the screws - when you drill or screw through some types of carpets, you sometimes grab a thread and pull an ugly runner right across the carpet - you don't want that #-o
 
I was suggesting you remove (as best you can) the small section of carpet that was worn and then place the rubber mat to the metal. You could leave a little carpet close to where the edge of the rubber would be to help hide the seam/gap. Let the rubber lap over the edge of the carpet. Glue it and add a few screws if necessary.
 
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