Carpeting on the stairs serves a variety of purposes. The most obvious is it’s decorative value, adding color and elegance to what is often the first impression your visitors will have of your home. It also helps to keep noise to a minimum since the sound of shoes marching up bare wooden steps tends to echo throughout the house. Carpet for stairs serves to dampen the sound whilst providing comfort under foot. It’s final, and perhaps, most important function is to increase grip and thus, safety by helping to prevent slipping and falling. This will only be achieved of course with the correct installation. Specialist padding will also help.

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