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