If you do have hardwood stairs you may want to consider a runner to increase safety.
To carpet or not to carpet.
Alyssa has the flu and one of her barfing explosions missed the trashcan.
Carpet on the other hand would muffle those high traffic sounds and make for a safer stairway.
One of the best examples of this is the bedroom.
Carpet works better when it comes to basement flooring.
Definitely carpet that room.
I know what i am talking about.
Carpeting is a great sound blocker.
It is a good basement insulator.
If you are in the market for new carpet or flooring of any kind i think you should consider buying from one of the dealers that i have listed in my preferred carpet dealer directory.
However there are some places in the home that are just better suited to a soft floor covering than a hard one.
The 1 reason not to have carpeting is cleaning vomit out of the fibers is one of the worst jobs ever.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
Today i had to clean alyssa s chunky chicken vomit out of her bedroom carpet.
The debate between carpet and hardwood is alive and well with hardwood seeing an increase in popularity in recent years.
I ve spent over 30 years in the carpet business and my father was a mill rep for 35 years.