I am in the process of decorating the hall and stair way, I have
ditched the stair carpet and I am thinking of an alternative in the
line of a pad that fits on each tread but so far had no luck in finding
anything suitable. Most of my searches seem to end in industrial sites
which are to expensive and come with hard rubber non slip finishes with
lovely reflective nosing's. I really prefer something in carpet or
similar as to keep down the noise and wonder if anyone knows of a
company/website that sells something like this.
Regards
Trevor Smith

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I am in the process of decorating the hall and stair way, I have
ditched the stair carpet and I am thinking of an alternative in the
line of a pad that fits on each tread but so far had no luck in finding
anything suitable. Most of my searches seem to end in industrial sites
which are to expensive and come with hard rubber non slip finishes with
lovely reflective nosing's.

You could make your own. Might involve a bit of work, but there's no
reason why you couldn't make a bezel to fit round some carpet segments.
Perhaps carpet tiles would be best suited, with a nice neat trim round
them.
If the treads are thick enough you could rout out a shallow tray for
carpet tiles sections to fit on each step.

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Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

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I am in the process of decorating the hall and stair way, I have
ditched the stair carpet and I am thinking of an alternative in the
line of a pad that fits on each tread but so far had no luck in
finding
anything suitable. Most of my searches seem to end in industrial
sites
which are to expensive and come with hard rubber non slip finishes
with
lovely reflective nosing's. I really prefer something in carpet or
similar as to keep down the noise and wonder if anyone knows of a
company/website that sells something like this.
Regards
Trevor Smith


Most professional carpet shops have the ability to 'blanket stitch'
the edge of loose carpets to stop them fraying. You could get your
carpet cut to tread sized pieces and stitched. (Many carpet sample
books have this edging)

AWEM

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I am in the process of decorating the hall and stair way, I have
ditched the stair carpet and I am thinking of an alternative in the
line of a pad that fits on each tread but so far had no luck in
finding
anything suitable. Most of my searches seem to end in industrial
sites
which are to expensive and come with hard rubber non slip finishes
with
lovely reflective nosing's. I really prefer something in carpet or
similar as to keep down the noise and wonder if anyone knows of a
company/website that sells something like this.
Regards
Trevor SmithMost professional carpet shops have the ability to 'blanket stitch'
the edge of loose carpets to stop them fraying. You could get your
carpet cut to tread sized pieces and stitched. (Many carpet sample
books have this edging)

AWEM
Thats a good idea, I shall look into that. Thanks
Trevor Smith

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"Trevor Smith" wrote in message
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I am in the process of decorating the hall and stair way, I have
ditched the stair carpet and I am thinking of an alternative in the
line of a pad that fits on each tread but so far had no luck in
finding
anything suitable. Most of my searches seem to end in industrial
sites
which are to expensive and come with hard rubber non slip finishes
with
lovely reflective nosing's. I really prefer something in carpet or
similar as to keep down the noise and wonder if anyone knows of a
company/website that sells something like this.
Regards
Trevor Smith


Most professional carpet shops have the ability to 'blanket stitch'
the edge of loose carpets to stop them fraying. You could get your
carpet cut to tread sized pieces and stitched. (Many carpet sample
books have this edging)

Still leaves the problem of the nosings. Do you have a pad on the
tread, with a free edge at the nose? Seems a recipe for tripping. Or
use edging strips? A recipe for slipping, perhaps? I suspect there's a
good reason for stair carpet being laid the way it usually is. I prefer
the appearance of it tucked under the nosing to the quicker/cheaper
approach of stretching it straight from the tread/riser corner to the
nose, but that's down to individual choice.


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Kevin Poole
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My piano teacher had carpeted her house with carpet book leaves all
stitched together. Most odd.

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Skipweasel
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My piano teacher had carpeted her house with carpet book leaves all
stitched together. Most odd.

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Not much money in teaching the Piano then !

AWEM

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Not much money in teaching the Piano then !

Presumably not. Stern old bird called Lily Snipp. Just discovered while
googling for her that she played for Princess Di's dancing lessons.

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(Many carpet sample books have this edging)

My piano teacher had carpeted her house with carpet book leaves all
stitched together. Most odd.


That's all most piano teachers can afford

dear sir , have yoy thought about laminate , i have mine fitted with
lights in , this is knot as expensive as you might think, email me in
you want me to email you pics, gareth holmes

dear sir , have yoy thought about laminate , i have mine fitted with
lights in , this is knot as expensive as you might think, email me in
you want me to email you pics, gareth holmes

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Trevor Smith wrote:
I am in the process of decorating the hall and stair way, I have
ditched the stair carpet and I am thinking of an alternative in the
line of a pad that fits on each tread but so far had no luck in finding
anything suitable.

I'm not quite sure what the difference is? With gripper board, you can use
a runner or individual pieces.

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*60-year-old, one owner - needs parts, make offer

Dave Plowman London SW
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