Carpet Versus Hardwood Stairs

The carpeting also was just installed last year before my husband and i owned the house.

Carpet versus hardwood stairs.

Carpeted stairs will obviously accumulate more dust and dirt. Hardwood or carpet on stairs. While carpet fibers are immune to water damage the backing fabric can foster mold and mildew. Cleaning and maintenance of hardwood flooring and carpet.

Unfortunately it seems the carpet s just not very high quality. Beautiful hardwood stairs will be ruined by the addition of carpeting because the tack strips need to be nailed down creating holes in the wood. Also unfortunate is that we can t afford to replace that stain showing beige ness in every room. Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.

I am tempted for looks and safety to rip up the carpet on the stairs. Having carpet on the stairs doesn t necessarily prevent falls but it helps to provide traction compared to hardwood. Hardwood can easily be damaged by water. Hardwood is a good because high traffic throughways would benefit from a durable low maintenance flooring.

Neither carpet nor hardwood flooring are recommended for damp or constantly humid conditions such as bathrooms for basement slabs. One main floor option is hand scraped laminate with carpet up the stairs to the bedroom where carpet will be the entire upper floor then carpet will also go down the stairs from the main floor to the basement rec room and guest space this will be some kind of floating floor. This noise may be a result of children once young kids learn all about the staircase they will use them relentlessly. When it comes to safety.

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. The alternative is real hardwoods for our main floor and stairs both up and down and throughout the hallway. Where carpeted stairs really excel is in houses that have noisy stairs. The adage better safe than sorry definitely applies to stairs.

If you choose carpet i would suggest a darker color to help hide any pet accidents than the lighter carpet shown if you choose a hardwood keep in mind anytime you do a hard surface on stairs it will be more of a slippery surface and the cost on materials and labor is usually more as well i would suggest going to your local flooring store and get an estimate on both options. Besides most homeowners with nice wooden stairs wouldn t be considering carpeting in the first place would they. Hallways and stairs benefit from either option. Carpet on the other hand would muffle those high traffic sounds and make for a safer stairway.

Wood is louder than carpet. Carpeted stairs require regular vacuuming and an occasional cleaning to keep them in top shape. Which is right for me. If you do have hardwood stairs you may want to consider a runner to increase safety.

Both materials can be scorched or burned by cigarettes.