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[danyeates]

Hello, The other half wants to put carpet on the stairs and the landing in our house, but have wooden flooring in the hall. Sensible I suppose, but it seems like it's going to be difficult to do! Also, the stairs are obviously quite narrow and the landing opens up to the right of the stairs, meaning there's going to be quite a lot of off cut, which would normally cover the hall downstairs. The hall runs alongside the stairs to the kitchen at the end. It's a typical 2 bed mid terrace house with the stairs going up to the left of the front door. The other problem is how to edge the carpet around the bottom of the stairs and butt the wooden floor up to give a proper looking job. I will probably get a professional in to do the carpet, but I might do the wooden flooring myself, it's pretty easy to lay laminate. Any ideas?

[Garry.L]

Don't know if it's of any use, but.........

When we bought our present house I gutted the hall and started again - ie new wood floors, doors, skirts, arc's etc, etc, as well as replacing all the spindles and handrails on the stairs.....

As our house is quite old I (or rather She ) wanted a more 'period' look so instead of the usual stair carpet I had a 'runner' made and edged - and then fitted the old style stair rods which help to hide the join between the carpet and floor....

[drgoatboy]

My brother has wooden hall floor and carpet up the stairs and across the landing. Any decent carpet fitter should be able to do it, carpet goes over the bottom step and just butts up to the wooden floor. Gripper strips attached to the bottom edge of the step will hold it in place no problem I would think... I wouldn't try butting the wood up to the carpet if I were you it will be harder to get the edge right with the laminate than with the carpet. Also if you were ever to take the carpet off the stairs you will end up with a gap in the laminate! Edit to add: it should be quite easy to have a joint in the carpet on the stairs as it would easy to disguise in the right angle of one of the steps. This should hopefully mean less strange off cuts for you with the carpet on the landing...

Edited by drgoatboy, 22 January 2009 - 01:33 PM.

[The Knobs]

Dont do it if you have a dog, they run down the stairs and could seriously injure their joints.

[danyeates]

I don't have a dog. Thanks for your help! I think we might just go ahead and fit wooden flooring down in the hall and chop the old carpet at the last step for the time being. We can then re-carpet the stairs and landing as and when we have the funds. I have no idea how much carpet costs - first house! I think wooden flooring would be best in the hall actually as we run the hose through the house when we water the garden or clean the cars - and the lawn mower!

Edited by danyeates, 22 January 2009 - 02:14 PM.

[alparks]

there are a couple of ways to do this, 1. have the stairs carpeted first, the your laminate will go flush up against the carpet, seeming that the carpet goes under the laminate- for a nice clean finish. 2. your supposed to leave a 10mm gap around the edge of the laminate, with that you place quadrant around the edges (only the small stuff that matches the laminate!) now you can also lay the quadrant along the bottom step, this looks very good and clean (just done this method over a mates house)

[iceman]

Don't know if it's of any use, but.........

When we bought our present house I gutted the hall and started again - ie new wood floors, doors, skirts, arc's etc, etc, as well as replacing all the spindles and handrails on the stairs.....

As our house is quite old I (or rather She ) wanted a more 'period' look so instead of the usual stair carpet I had a 'runner' made and edged - and then fitted the old style stair rods which help to hide the join between the carpet and floor....

I must say Garry, you've done a splendid job..very nice indeed . I just love (old antique restorers head on) the stair rods..nice work that man

[iceman]

I think wooden flooring would be best in the hall actually as we run the hose through the house when we water the garden or clean the cars - and the lawn mower!

Couldn't agree more. It would be a lot more pratical and hard wearing.