Carpet Or Laminate Upstairs

Carpet is more expensive but installed.

Carpet or laminate upstairs.

High quality nylon has a high resilience similar to that of wool. They barely make any noise at all upstairs in fact they only make a lot of noise anywhere if you walk on them in shoes or push chairs around. Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall. Laminate wood flooring like a pergo is a lot cheaper than carpet but we have to install it ourselves.

Carpeting can generally be purchased for 2 to 15 per square foot installed. Available in a wide range of colors and textures from deep pile to short looped berber carpeting is warm on the feet and luxurious. The master bedroom is also a good place to install hardwood or hardwood laminate flooring. Soft dense pile wall to wall carpet in sumptuous wool is a logical choice for this restful retreat.

What is your guys opinion on flooring for upstairs. For professional carpet installers they can do it in about two minutes per stair. Replacing carpeting is much less expensive than wood. Wall to wall carpets make me sneeze so we have stripped floorboards everywhere.

Since you have carpeting upstairs consider a shorter nap more durable carpet on the stairs and hallway. And laminate for 3 11 per square foot installed. For mid range carpets it is often 10 15 years and for laminate flooring we expect to see 15 years upwards to 30 years. Adding 40 pound felt padding to wool or nylon carpet can reduce noise by 50 to 70 percent.

As an ideal flooring for upstairs rooms it absorbs and deadens. Once the strips and padding are installed and the carpet cut to size carpet installers can really go to town when laying carpet waterfall style. Just be sure it coordinates with the carpet you have elsewhere upstairs. With both carpet and laminate when buying a mid range floor it should also include a warranty.

Laminate may be a bit noisier since it s harder and has less give in it than pine floorboards. Installing carpet on stairs might be an all morning affair. We don t mind doing the installation for the laminate ourselves but would a wood laminate look cheap upstairs. In addition should a fall ever occur carpet offers a much softer landing spot than wood flooring which could help reduce the likelihood of injury.

Having carpet on the stairs doesn t necessarily prevent falls but it helps to provide traction compared to hardwood. The range of costs for both products depends on the quality and style selected.