When it comes to safety.
Carpet versus hardwood stairs.
Carpeting on stairs is automatically going to accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood.
Carpet is the safer choice.
Which is right for me.
Neither carpet nor hardwood flooring are recommended for damp or constantly humid conditions such as bathrooms for basement slabs.
Hardwood stairs are easy to clean and maintain with a broom and a mop.
Having carpet on the stairs doesn t necessarily prevent falls but it helps to provide traction compared to hardwood.
Unfortunately it seems the carpet s just not very high quality.
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.
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.
Carpeted stairs require regular vacuuming and an occasional cleaning to keep them in top shape.
The adage better safe than sorry definitely applies to stairs.
Besides most homeowners with nice wooden stairs wouldn t be considering carpeting in the first place would they.
Carpet on the other hand would muffle those high traffic sounds and make for a safer stairway.
While carpet fibers are immune to water damage the backing fabric can foster mold and mildew.
Hallways and stairs benefit from either option.
Both materials can be scorched or burned by cigarettes.
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.
Hardwood is a good because high traffic throughways would benefit from a durable low maintenance flooring.
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.
If you do have hardwood stairs you may want to consider a runner to increase safety.
Also unfortunate is that we can t afford to replace that stain showing beige ness in every room.
This noise may be a result of children once young kids learn all about the staircase they will use them relentlessly.
Cleaning and maintenance of hardwood flooring and carpet.
Hardwood can easily be damaged by water.
Hardwood or carpet on stairs.
Where carpeted stairs really excel is in houses that have noisy stairs.
The carpeting also was just installed last year before my husband and i owned the house.
I am tempted for looks and safety to rip up the carpet on the stairs.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.