Is It Better To Kepp Stairs Carpeted Or Install Wood

If you do have hardwood stairs you may want to consider a runner to increase safety.

Is it better to kepp stairs carpeted or install wood.

Should we go with carpeted stairs or hard wood. Having carpet on the stairs is infinitely safer than having the stairs covered with hard surface flooring. Hardwood is a good because high traffic throughways would benefit from a durable low maintenance flooring. Installing hardwood floors can cost between 9 and 12 per square foot compared with about 3 to 5 per square foot for carpet so some homeowners opt to install hardwood floors only in some.

Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and. When it comes to safety carpeting wins the debate hands down. With carpeted stairs you will never be able to adequately clean that angle where tread and riser meet. We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.

Cleaning carpeted stairs mean using a handheld vacuum and you will never be able to get them perfectly clean. Hardwood floors can become dangerous if there is anything spilled on them. The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel. Having carpet on the stairs doesn t necessarily prevent falls but it helps to provide traction compared to hardwood.

You will need to replace the rug after every few years and this might eventually cost more than installing wooden stairs on floors. Installing it on stairs requires stapling it or gluing with a flooring adhesive. Hardwood is however generally more expensive than carpets but it is also easier to maintain and it lasts longer than a carpet. If you ve got small children or elderly members of your family using the stairs often then carpeted stairs is recommended.

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. Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall. My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look. Outdoor carpet is very thin and durable and appropriate for use in a laundry room or basement as well as on stairs.

This is our stairs before. Both carpet and wood stairs cost a lot of money to purchase and lay on the stairs. Stapling is quicker and cleaner but a glue down installation is more permanent. Carpet on the other hand would muffle those high traffic sounds and make for a safer stairway.

The adage better safe than sorry definitely applies to stairs.