Indoor Non Slip Stair Treads

Obviously a lot of falls happen on stairs both indoors and out and here we are going to talk about a few types of indoor non slip stair treads.

Now anything you use outside will also work inside, but some common sense comes into play here to. You wouldn’t have heated rubber stair treads, the ones designed to melt snow and ice, indoors. At least I can not think of a place were you would!

Now the type of tread you use indoors depends to a great extent on whether functionality or fashion is most important. For example on a master staircase in a residential home often fashion comes first whereas in a mass transit facility or stairs to an apartment building functionality (and price) are usually the most important drivers.

Where fashion is of the highest concern, carpet and rug stair treads are extremely common. Sometimes wall to wall carpet is used, but more commonly a carpet runner or individual stair tread rugs are used.

With a carpet runner usually the sides of the stairs are left exposed and are commonly made of an attractive material, for example one of the various types of beautiful hardwoods. We can define a carpet runner, sometimes called a stair carpet runner or similar, as a long thin piece of carpet bound on the sides. Most common widths are 27 and 30 inches and enormous styles and varieties are available. Click Here to see a Big Selection at Great Prices.

Stair Tread Rugs on the other hand are small rugs placed on the individual steps. They range from simple to fancy and I like braided stair tread rugs where they fit in with the décor.

Where functionality comes first, Rubber Stair Treads are very common. They are relatively inexpensive, are widely available, and quite durable. I have some that have lasted 30 years in a residential staircase. They may have a self adhesive backing or attach via tacks or some sort of glue/adhesive. Some even simply sit on the steps like welcome mats and are not attached, but I find these more commonly for outdoors use.

A cheaper alternative to rubber stair treads, and these are already quite inexpensive, are plastic, for example Vinyl Stair Treads. Vinyl is much like rubber but it simply costs less, often a concern where quite a number are required for example in commercial real estate.

What about where extreme durability is required? Various types of metal as well as concrete are common. For example Amsteps Products700 series aluminum treads are very heavy duty and are suitable for use in mass transit facilities, which of course see massive traffic and wear. Also common are various types of steel treads either with a non slip material incorporated into the surface or made into a pattern to provide a non slip effect.

Now this is just a quick overview of indoor non slip stair treads, Peruse this Web site for much more information as individual articles will have much more information on specific types of treads.