I agree with your gut instinct.
Carpet or floorboards upstairs.
I saw model homes this weekend in irvine ca at the pavilion park part of the great park and many models had stairs and the upstairs hallway with carpet and wood floors in each of the individual rooms.
I am curious to hear the pros and cons on putting hardwood floors at the stairs and upstairs hallway.
Functional builder grade stairs stairs that exist only to move people from point a to point b with zero concern for aesthetics can be improved with carpeting it is difficult to fix unattractive stairs because they do not lend themselves to painting carpet works wonders on stairs like this.
The best ideas for upstairs floors.
Steam cleaning your carpet should be done every few months.
Carpeting upstairs hard flooring downstairs solution.
When steam cleaning or shampooing carpet you will need to use fans and open windows if it is a low humidity day.
Carpet the stairs to match.
Soft dense pile wall to wall carpet in sumptuous wool is a logical choice for this restful retreat.
I like to go with contrasting or get flooring to match as best as possible.
A completely different flooring material such as carpet will contrast the most.
However steam cleaning may leave moisture behind that could lead to mildew in the carpet or carpet padding.
A master bedroom benefits from floor covering that is lush and soothing.
This will help to fully dry the carpet.
Footsteps overhead in the middle of the night the bass beat of rock music echoing through the upper walls and ceiling and sneezing children.
High quality nylon has a high resilience similar to that of wool.
Adding 40 pound felt padding to wool or nylon carpet can reduce noise by 50 to 70 percent.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.