Slipping sliding safety.
Carpet versus wood stairs.
In some homes the staircase is the first feature that you notice as you walk through the front door.
Updated mar 11 2020.
A staircase rug.
What kind of flooring is at the top and the bottom of the stairs currently and what will be there.
Do potential homebuyers prefer carpet vs.
You ll have to get out the vacuum and give carpeted stairs a good deep cleaning about once a week.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.
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.
Carpeted stairs will obviously accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood.
Unfortunately it seems the carpet s just not very high quality.
Carpet also won t last as long as hardwood and will need to be replaced frequently.
Safety should always come first an as unbelievable as it may sound a carpet will not prevent you from slipping.
Also unfortunate is that we can t afford to replace that stain showing beige ness in every room.