alternative to carpet on stairs

[tazz]

does any1 know of what i can use on the stairs other then carpet?
please help im desperate as i have dogs n am fed up with hair on the stairs.

[rallan]

sand stairs down stain and varnish nice results but not exactly sound proof

[tazz]

do u know of any kind of mats or any thing i could put on there to make it more sound proof?

[raysparx1]

If you want something completely different on the stairs, have laminate put on them, Ray

[skyep]

tazz - www.wood4stairs.com

[tazz]

ray would that b slippy?

[raysparx1]

Hi tazz, A mate of mine fits laminate flooring and does quite a lot of stairs now ,and has never had a problem, I don't think it would be in the least bit slippery, hope you get something sorted, Ray

[tazz]

ray i found one place who does it but its in ireland, cant find any1 here,

[tazz]

ray does ur mate work 4 a company? how much he charge ect?

[gina32]

how about stopping the dogs going upstairs, cheaper allround!

[raysparx1]

Hi tazz, pop round to the local supplier, not B&Q orany of the big boys, see if you have a local distributor, they will be very helpful and normally employ chippies to put the laminate down, have a look at this link . Ray

http://www.surreyflooring.co.uk/lamiante-floor ing-steps-stairs.htm

[raysparx1]

He is self employed and charges about �100 per day, most of the fitters that work for laminate flooring companys are self employed

[tazz]

thanx ray, how do i get a self employed one? been lookin on net but its all companys, 100 quid sound fair

[raysparx1]

Hi tazz, If you have a local supplier near you pop in and have a chat with them, they will not try and pressure sell to you, but go to an independant one as I said not B&Q or similar, they will also arrange to fit it for you, you then normally pay the fitter, it should only take at the most 1 day to do a normal staircase, Ray

[heathfield]

Paint the stairs and apply self-adhesive vinyl tiles? Self-coloured ones, so the surface decoration won't wear off? Lots simpler than laminate. Just a thought.

[tazz]

hi ray, ill try an independant one if i can find one, is floors to go one? do u know. yeah tiles is worth lookin into to. like sound of wood thou would last long time

[philmc123]

Hi

I'm one of the office staff @ wood4stairs. We have a distributor in the UK, who can also fit the product for you. If you are in an area which we don't cover we can supply you with the product only and you could get your own fitter to fit the product if you wished - If you need any other info you can contact us on 08002942315. Our product is solid timber and not laminate and we have a choice of finishes as well.

Kind Regards

Philip