can I leave carpet on the stairs then laminate in the rooms and the hallway?

[Anonymous]

can this be done?

[Anonymous]

Ugh

[Anonymous]

Op here why ugh?

[Anonymous]

Yes. I have that in my home and my home is pretty much a model home.

[Anonymous]

We have carpet on the stairs and hallway, with wood floors in the rooms. I think it looks good.

[Anonymous]

It looks awful, but if it's what you want, go for it.

[Anonymous]

If stretch and laminate the stairs and if you need carpet, add a runner. It'll look ridiculous otherwise.

[Anonymous]

My house has carpet on the stairs only - it's a great selling point for families with young children.

[Anonymous]

It's your house. You can do whatever you want.

[Anonymous]

We only have carpet on our stairs. However, the stairs are completely closed off -- it's an old cape cod and there is a door at the entrance to the stairs. I considered stripping the carpet and finishing the stairs but DH was concerned about them being slippery. If it was an open staircase I wouldn't like the carpet and would have pushed for wood + a runner.

[Anonymous]

We were told by our floor guy to keep the carpet on the stairs, at least until the kids are older. And the fact that he could have made money off of us by removing it makes me trust him. We have wood floors everywhere else.

Maybe when the kids are older we'll do wood stairs with a runner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were told by our floor guy to keep the carpet on the stairs, at least until the kids are older. And the fact that he could have made money off of us by removing it makes me trust him. We have wood floors everywhere else.

Maybe when the kids are older we'll do wood stairs with a runner.

nah - the fact that he still made money off of you and didn't have to do the PIA part of doing wood on the stairs is the impotant part here. It's fine I'm sure, and safer for the kids, but a runner looks better. Period.

[Anonymous]

I think it's fine as long as the carpet color is neutral and goes with the wood (cream or beige). If it's green or red then dump it.

[Anonymous]

I think it's fine as long as the carpet color is neutral and goes with the wood (cream or beige). If it's green or red then dump it.

+1 or brown

[Anonymous]

Why is carpet on the stairs better for kids? We have a carpet runner on the stairs in our house and it seems a lot more slippery than the wood we had in our last house. I've fallen at least twice myself.