Carpet Or Laminate Upstairs

Laminate wood flooring like a pergo is a lot cheaper than carpet but we have to install it ourselves.

Carpet or laminate upstairs. To get maximum peace and quiet from your laminate flooring make sure you have a padded underlay installed to absorb as much noise as possible. Soft dense pile wall to wall carpet in sumptuous wool is a logical choice for this restful retreat. Installing carpet on stairs might be an all morning affair. We don t mind doing the installation for the laminate ourselves but would a wood laminate look cheap upstairs.

And laminate for 3 11 per square foot installed. They barely make any noise at all upstairs in fact they only make a lot of noise anywhere if you walk on them in shoes or push chairs around. For mid range carpets it is often 10 15 years and for laminate flooring we expect to see 15 years upwards to 30 years. With carpet a higher plusher pile tends to equal greater expense and wool is the most expensive fiber used in the flooring.

Once the strips and padding are installed and the carpet cut to size carpet installers can really go to town when laying carpet waterfall style. For professional carpet installers they can do it in about two minutes per stair. Carpeting can generally be purchased for 2 to 15 per square foot installed. Wall to wall carpets make me sneeze so we have stripped floorboards everywhere.

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 is more expensive but installed. As an ideal flooring for upstairs rooms it absorbs and deadens. Replacing carpeting is much less expensive than wood.

Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall. Available in a wide range of colors and textures from deep pile to short looped berber carpeting is warm on the feet and luxurious. What is your guys opinion on flooring for upstairs. Adding 40 pound felt padding to wool or nylon carpet can reduce noise by 50 to 70 percent.

Just be sure it coordinates with the carpet you have elsewhere upstairs. Laminate may be a bit noisier since it s harder and has less give in it than pine floorboards. Since you have carpeting upstairs consider a shorter nap more durable carpet on the stairs and hallway. With both carpet and laminate when buying a mid range floor it should also include a warranty.

High quality nylon has a high resilience similar to that of wool. The master bedroom is also a good place to install hardwood or hardwood laminate flooring.