You ll have to get out the vacuum and give carpeted stairs a good deep cleaning about once a week.
Carpet versus wood stairs.
Carpet also won t last as long as hardwood and will need to be replaced frequently.
Carpeting stairs may be a bit difficult and it may also take a lot of time as several.
I am tempted for looks and safety.
Also unfortunate is that we can t afford to replace that stain showing beige ness in every room.
Slipping sliding safety.
Hard surfaces are slippery and can easily lead to a fall.
Safety should always come first an as unbelievable as it may sound a carpet will not prevent you from slipping.
Unfortunately it seems the carpet s just not very high quality.
Updated mar 11 2020.
Carpeted stairs will obviously accumulate more dust and dirt than hardwood.
Having carpet on the stairs doesn t necessarily prevent falls but it helps to provide traction compared to hardwood.
A staircase rug.
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.