A chairlift/stairlift is out. We're in our 30's. We're not planning on being in this house forever. We have very little space at the bottom of the stairs to put it in place. Please stop suggesting chairlifts.
Oh, and I've installed about 10-15 chairlifts myself. I know how they operate.
Really, the thought of adding carpet/cushioning to this set of stairs is to satisfy the mother-in-law.
I think railing improvements are a better idea, but they don't do anything for the kiddo.
Hmmm.... Have you thought about a chair lift?
Perfect solution: rip out stairs, install in-home elevator.
pheller said:Perfect solution: rip out stairs, install in-home elevator.
Seriously though, it sounds and looks a little bit like ripping out the stairs may be necessary. Have you measured them? Are they all the same?
And I've lived in houses with carpet and hardwood stairs. Hardwood with socks is dangerous, moreso than any of the others that I've lived in, but only marginally so. Commercial grade carpet is probably the safest overall, although it looks horrible. YMMV.
They are all the same, built to code.
How about a carpet runner installed up the middle? Probably look better and also provides some traction and more easily removable
So serious suggestion then:
Can you do something like sand the treads then repoly (epoxy) with an antislip compound like SharkGrip(I think Sharkgrip is concrete specific though)? That would be fairly unobtrusive and still show the hardwood.
To expand on Theoretical's idea: Some of the epoxy flooring companies have super fine grit that gets mixed into the top coat to aid traction. It's more like flour than sand so it's small enough that it doesn't look or feel "sandy" and rough. Maybe it could be mixed into the poly clear on the stairs to gain a bit of grip while remaining pretty discrete?
GUYS I HAVE ANTI-SLIP STRIPS ALREADY INSTALLED
It isn't about slipping now, it's about cushioning. CUSHIONING.
pheller said:GUYS I HAVE ANTI-SLIP STRIPS ALREADY INSTALLED
It isn't about slipping now, it's about cushioning. CUSHIONING.
Then put carpet on and be done with it. Yeesh.
https://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/stair-slide-ride-conversion-kit/
Any non-ridiculous padding is only going to make the most marginal of differences. It may make a small bruise less, but when you have momentum to injure, it isnt going to make any practical difference as the padding would have compressed and not spent much kinetic energy.
Just get a runner or some cutoffs and throw them on the steps when the MIL comes over
RevRico said:Just get a runner or some cutoffs and throw them on the steps when the MIL comes over
"How to discretely murder your in-laws..."
pheller said:RevRico said:Just get a runner or some cutoffs and throw them on the steps when the MIL comes over
"How to discretely murder your in-laws..."
I lol'd
Apexcarver said:Any non-ridiculous padding is only going to make the most marginal of differences. It may make a small bruise less, but when you have momentum to injure, it isnt going to make any practical difference as the padding would have compressed and not spent much kinetic energy.
Yea, 3/8 to half inch padding isn't going to dissipate enough energy to make any difference in a multistep fall situation. For high traffic areas, like stairs, you're going to need high density padding anyway if you expect it to last any length of time.
This really is a situation where prevention is the best thing you can do.
This sounds like a job for Velcro.
Logic has spoken.
I am confident a forum full of women would completely disagree. Especially those with kids.
So pheller, the real question is, What does your wife want?
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