11 Responses

1. R C

   September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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   First of all avoid carpets in the bed rooms as far as possible. Not only carpets are source of problem but heavy curtains and Head board of the beds if covered by cloth can be major problem. you need to wash them regularly and also use vacuum cleaner on them.

   As far as carpets are concern I suggest you use washable floor rugs and not wall to wall carpets and every day floor can be cleaned below them by putting them in SUN .

   About stairs cover i suggest you can put either PVC floor covering of wood design which is washable, non-slippery or may be wood , depending what is your requirments.

2. Kelly C

   September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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   No carpet is suited to allergies…go with laminate or wood flooring

3. tallred63

   September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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   Seriously……the best carpet is no carpet at all. I will never have carpet in another house I own. It is extremely nasty and there is no way you can ever have it truly clean. I have friends with allergies who said that removing their carpet was one of the smartest things they ever did.

   I would recommend trying ceramic tile, painted concrete, or laminate wood flooring and just add nice rugs that can be picked up and thoroughly cleaned under and taken outside or replaced periodically.

4. RoyP

   September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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   NO CARPET is best if you/they have allergies.

   tile, hardwood, linoleum, vinyl, anything is better than carpet.
   Even if you vacuum it every single day, the vacuum kicks up the dust & mites into the air.

   But i understand that you would like to not get out of bed and step onto a cold floor. For that, it is best to get scatter rugs that can be washed in hot water.

5. inkberryfairy

   September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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   There is no good carpet for asthma/allergy sufferers.
   With the asthma problem you also want to look at household cleaners. a study in Europe found that the the residue of using many household cleaners is a major irritant.

6. DENISE

   September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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   this is what i did for my sweetie,
   i pulled up all my rugs and carpets and put hard wood flooring down and all the other things in the air went with it,now there is the flooring you can do your self and haft the time it takes for someone to come in and do it for you,but it was do this or feel bad and unable to breath,
   so think about that it cost more to go to the doctors office in one month then it would to but the locking floor in a year,
   i did this and now we both are feeling much better.
   good luck

7. Lauren

   September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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   You should go with wood floors. You can buy nonstick mats to put underneath individual rugs for stairs. This way you have a soft stair to step on, it wont make much noise, and you still have a lot of wood showing, which wont hold allergins like carpet would.

8. Garfield

   September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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   If you have allergies or asthma, carpets are definitely out. Even the short piled ones harbour dirt and dust mites. They still need to be cleaned and if you use a steam cleaner, they might not dry totally underneath. Then you’d have mold besides the dust mites. Best bet is something that’s easy to clean. No-wax floors, laminate or even hardwood would be a better alternative to carpet. Check with a local flooring specialist and you’ll be amazed at all the varieties of flooring. They can also tell you what type would be best for the area you need it in.

9. Tigger

   September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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   While I’m pretty sure there are hypoallergenic carpets, dust and dirt will settle even on that. Use any kind of floor but that, and use area rugs that you can throw in the wash: I know cold floors are a nasty wake-up shock!

   If you want any kind of carpetting on the stairs, perhaps something like what is used in the floorboards of cars?

   Good luck!

10. mediahoney

    September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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    Carpets and vertical blinds should be avoided if you have severe allergic reactions to dust mites.

    Happy decorating!

11. dnutter

    September 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

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    Mohawk and Shaw both make some very good low alergy carpet. Just ask the salesman to direct you to them