Stair rugs are individual rugs that are placed on top of a stair step or
tread. By installing them on a wooden stairway, you can usually provide
the users with a little more traction and they usually add a certain
pizzazz, to the stairway. Stair rugs come in a variety of different
designs, shapes and colors and can even be purchased over the Internet.
Stair Rug Dangers And Disadvantages
Stair rugs will collect dirt and some of this dirt will get underneath
the rugs and act like sandpaper, if they aren't cleaned, regularly.
Let's see if I can provide you with a better description of what would
actually happen, if a little dirt got trapped underneath your stair
rugs.
You're walking up the stairway and some dirt or sand falls off of your
shoes and eventually works its way underneath the rug. If there's any
movement at all, in the stair rug, it would act like a piece of
sandpaper, each time the stair rug moved.
As the rug moves over the dirt or sand, it will eventually scratch the
surface of your stair treads or steps. By now you should have a better
idea, how important it would be to clean underneath these rugs
regularly.
One of the worst things that you could imagine, would be removing the
stair rugs that you installed to protect your wooden stair steps, only
to find out that they were damaged.
Another problem and this one's a biggie, would be to make sure that they
are securely fastened to the stairway, otherwise they could create a
safety hazard. Even if the stair rugs only move a little bit, this might
be enough, to cause someone to lose their balance and injure themselves.
Make sure that you follow the installation instructions from the
manufacturer and if they ever do start to move, find out why they're
moving and make the necessary repairs.
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