https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:36:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589259 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:38:56 +0000 snowjewelz 1589259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: yeah! i think that's best of both worlds :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589256 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:38:37 +0000 blackbird 1589256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@freckles, YES, that. I go up and down stairs so much now to do laundry, I'm really really happy we have carpet </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589243 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:36:43 +0000 Chillybear 1589243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We finished our basement last summer before the baby came and want to get it done as quickly and cheaply as possible. The back is unfinished and we just painted the concrete. The front we chose a cheap indoor/outdoor carpet and the we opted to glue down (no pad) it cost $300. Our steps going down were simple wooden cellar steps and to carpet them it would be another $300. We painted them black and bought rubber treads that wrap around the nose and we nailed them on the step </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589232 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:34:46 +0000 Freckles 1589232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: We're thinking maybe of doing wood stairs and then put a sisal runner over it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589219 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:31:11 +0000 snowjewelz 1589219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: Maybe you can do the cheapest laminate possible that matches the basement floor, and then put those stairs rug over it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589177 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:21:31 +0000 Freckles 1589177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Yeah, i do see that it's pricey and i don't like the fact that it's quite slippery.</p> <p>@snowjewelz: The 2nd floor would have carpet (as well as the stairs going up to the 2nd floor). DH is opposed to the look but i'm looking at costs as well as safety. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589154 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:16:05 +0000 spaniellove 1589154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of the basement is carpet and the stairs have matching carpet. It kind of scares me though, because I find carpet to be more slippery than wood and I'm afraid I'm going to slip and fall down those stairs someday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589147 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:14:28 +0000 Mamaof2 1589147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have wood floors upstairs - basement stairs and basement is all carpet </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589131 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:09:49 +0000 blackbird 1589131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>laminate stairs are incredibly expensive, btw. we were quoted $100/step. We have carpet on our stairs and in our finished basement and a mix of carpet and laminate flooring on our main floor of the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589122 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:07:19 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1589122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have wood on our main floor, a different wood on our basement stairs, and cork in the basement. </p> <p>We refinished the basement before the main floor, so we were a bit unsure of what to do with the wood for the stairs since we didn't know what wood we would choose for the main floor. We ended up using a stained oak on the stairs, and its neutral enough to compliment both the new wood and the cork. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589120 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:07:01 +0000 PurplePeony 1589120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our basement is (mostly) carpeted and the stairs are covered in matching carpet. Not sure I would have chosen to do it that way, but the guy we bought the house from had just put it in prior to listing, and there was no way we were going to rip out brand new carpet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589109 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:03:20 +0000 mediagirl 1589109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had hardwood in the hallway leading up to the basement stairs in the house I grew up in. The stairs to the basement matched the floor in the basement, which was carpet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589099 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:01:57 +0000 snowjewelz 1589099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have hardwood all over, but then tiles that look like wood in basement &amp; stairs. Our stairs are pretty short though. </p> <p>I'd feel like it's kinda weird to just have carpeted stairs, unless other parts of your house are carpeted, or there's a door to the staircase leading down? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/basement-stairs#post-1589084 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:58:44 +0000 Freckles 1589084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your basement is finished, what materials are on your floors going down? Does it match the rest of the basement or the main floor?</p> <p>If you were to have laminate in the basement, would you get laminate stairs? Is it weird to have carpet on the stairs? </p>