Carpet for stairs?

Munkee_2

I've lived in a converted house (a first floor flat) for over two years. I have my own front door but the stairs leading to my home are made of concrete.
There has never been any type of flooring down and when I invite people into my home, the stairwell is the first thing they see and it is most unwelcoming.

Does anybody know a cheap but effective way of covering them on a budget? I have a dog so they get quite dirty so a pale colour is a no-no.
I tried painting them with a good quality gloss but the paint cracked and it looks terrible.

I was quoted £125 for plain bog standard corded carpet but I'm wondering if there is an alternative.

Any ideas would be much appreciated!

Murtle

I know nothing about this at all....but a search brought it up as an idea....don't know if it's suitable or the cost....

but anyway it's

http://www.acidstainconcrete.com/

might be useful

rach

i think masonry paint would stay on the concrete and look ok. would be much cheaper than carpet! io used some in black on a block of concrete in our youth room at church and it looks smart.

bigdaddy_4

i was in the carpet trade for 12yrs cord is the cheaps't
but wy not just carpet down the middle of the stairs with cord, less carpet less money just paint the sides .
if you by 4'6x13 cut it to 2'6x4'6 you will get 5strips wich will give you 22'5x2'6 this will do a stairs if you pay £1.99sqyd for this it will only cost £13.00 plus 2 cans of spray adisive £8.00 and put it down your self total price
£21. thats a budget

Juicy_Tube

For BIG DADDY:

Hope you can help me with your experience on carpets.

Buying carpet for the first time, bedrooms and stairways. No idea what type and how much I should be spending per sq. metre. Want something hardwearing, but don't want to pay over the odds/be ripped off! 100% wool-what are your thoughts please?
Thanks

JT

bigdaddy_4

Hi JT
Go for 80% wool 20% nylon, it wears better than just wool. If you wany plain colours go for a twist pile or if you want a patterned go for an axeminster. Twists start from about £9 per sq mtr and axeminster starts from about £23 per sq mtr life span of these carpets should be about 7 to 10 years wear which is a good investment long term if you don't want to change your carpets or colour scheme often. Plus you will need underlay and gripper with these carpets.

You could go for man made fibres for less money but don't last as long as a wool mix. Always get more than one quote do it on the same sq mtr price and compare them.

Hope this has helped if you have anymore questions feel free to ask 8)

clioclassic

Just read your information Bigdaddy... fan-bloody-tastic.... We are currently going to buy some carpet for the hall stairs and landing this week and the info you gave was grateley appriciated... Any chance I could pick your brians as how to measure the hall stairs and landing so as we have a roungh idea of how much we need when we go into the carpet shop?