Alternatives to stair carpets

cf-leeds · 2016-04-04T11:13:02+00:00

SWMBO wants a new stair carpet, as the current one is worse for wear. This is the only carpet we have in the house, as the rest of the house is tiled, or solid wood floored. I'm relectant to replace the stair carlet with yet another one, not least of all because I'll me made to take my shoues off to use the stairs :( I'm looking for alternatives to carpet, e.g. Painting the bare wooden stais with a floor paint - anyone done that ? Bad Idea ? Solid wood covering on stairs - could be tricky... Use an alternative stair covering ? I'm sure they're out there......? Thanks in advance for any suggestions, or your own experiences of avoiding carpets. C

Apr 04, 2016 23 Replies

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stvlcnc43 10 years ago

Stanner?

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PeterC 10 years ago

My father slipped on wooden stairs - his own fault, as he was in socks and was rushing about. He went from traing for the '52 Olympic weight-lifting team to permanent slight disability in about a second. I've been a bit nervous about stairs for the last 65 years because of that incident.

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polygonum 10 years ago

Be a dalek. (Early ones couldn't and later ones didn't need.) Put a paternoster on the other side of the hall. Have a strategically placed trampoline. Install hand and foot holds as a climbing wall up one side of the staircase. Use the painted steel fire escape instead.

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newshound 10 years ago

I have a painted one, they get tatty after a while but I've never got round to re-painting it.

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