A staircase can be built to allow carpet, engineered or sold timber flooring to be fitted at a later stage. Kit Stairs provides cost effective closed rise, closed stringer staircase for this application. We will require the flooring allowances for your lower and upper floors as well as the material and its thickness during the design process.

Why cover your stairs with carpet or timber flooring?

Most designers choose to cover the treads and risers for many reasons. Carpet, for example, provides noise reduction, while timber is durable and cost effective in flooring sizes and in solid 30mm material. The most common reason is due to design; to keep a continuous flow between levels of your home.

Engineered flooring can come in a variety of textures and colours that can be difficult to reproduce on a solid timber tread. Covering your staircase with the flooring will provide the continuous flow of the floor between levels. Carpet on the other hand is normally seen in the upper level of a home. Carpeting the staircase can bring an element of the upper design style into the lower level.

Additional information

Kit Stairs use premium quality products that include a minimum of finger jointed pine for all painted components. Our staircases are constructed in the traditional method of a glue block and wedge system, seen as the recommended standard across the staircase industry. Your Kit Stairs will be delivered to site ready for installation - preferably by a qualified tradesman with staircase installation experience.

Trade knowledge of staircases is vital to the installation of your staircase. Components such as treads, risers, landings, winders, and balustrade will need to be cut on site during the process. These components are left long to allow for variations in walls being out of square or plumb.

Kit Stairs do not provide services or instructions on how to install the goods, only goods are supplied. You warrant that you will engage a reputable tradesperson who is licensed to install the goods in line with the relevant building guidelines.

Hardware such as glue, gun nails and fixings are NOT included in your Kit Stairs. We recommend your qualified tradesperson provide guidance on products from various brands for the installation of your Kit Stairs.

See other Kit Stair options:
Timber Staircases | Metal Mono Stringers | External Staircases