I ve spent over 30 years in the carpet business and my father was a mill rep for 35 years.
To carpet or not to carpet.
Carpet on the other hand would muffle those high traffic sounds and make for a safer stairway.
If you do have hardwood stairs you may want to consider a runner to increase safety.
The 1 reason not to have carpeting is cleaning vomit out of the fibers is one of the worst jobs ever.
Carpet works better when it comes to basement flooring.
With a noise reduction coefficient nrc of 40 to 50 carpet easily bests hardwood s nrc of 05 to 15.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
Today i had to clean alyssa s chunky chicken vomit out of her bedroom carpet.
However there are some places in the home that are just better suited to a soft floor covering than a hard one.
I know what i am talking about.
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.
It is a good basement insulator.
Alyssa has the flu and one of her barfing explosions missed the trashcan.
Carpeting is a great sound blocker.
Definitely carpet that room.
The debate between carpet and hardwood is alive and well with hardwood seeing an increase in popularity in recent years.