LAMINET Non-Slip Carpet & Floor Protector - Beige - 15'L x 30" W - Carpeted Protection for Wood Flooring, Stairs,Carpet, hallways,entryways, for pet Owners, Bathroom, Bedroom Washable Low-Pile Runner

Years ago, I bought this carpet protector for my mom, who was concerned that the new cream-colored carpet on the stairs of her split-level ranch would quickly become grimy with everyday traffic in and out. This turned out to be a great solution. The fabric is unexpectedly thin, with a slight terry-like nap on the upper surface and foam on the underside. The foam grips carpet and tile extremely well in my experience, and the thinness of the material allowed it to conform neatly to the stairs, without any hazardous wrinkles or folds. Because a split ranch has two half-flights of stairs, my mother was easily able to cut the runner in half to address both sets. The cut edge was clean and there was nothing to unravel. The thinness was also an advantage when it came to cleaning, as it was easily picked up and thrown into a standard washing machine. She left the runners on the stairs permanently, or at least until she left the house. She gave me the runners when she moved out and I washed them and stored them. A year later, I found myself in a house with light carpets and an endless stream of contractors coming through with heavy boots and dirty soles. I remembered the runners, and laid them from the entrance and through the living room every time I had work done in the house. Two weeks ago, I felt compelled to look for these again and buy more so I could extend the coverage all the way down the hall. They were hard to find, but I finally found one vendor on Amazon and purchased them immediately. I was so happy they were still being manufactured! These are truly hard-working, humble little runners; lightweight and easy to drop into place when needed, readily picked up again, wash up beautifully, compact to store, and the the protection they have provided my carpet and tile has been invaluable. My obvious initial concern - especially as the material was so thin - was durability. I have to admit I was not impressed when I originally touched them, as they simply felt fragile. But the runners I bought my mother are over 15 years old now, and after about 7 years of full-time use in her home and 8 years of periodic temporary use in mine, they still look like new. They have never punctured or torn, and dirt and grime wash out of them easily. I am so glad to have them, and they are a relatively inexpensive insurance policy for your expensive carpet.

This product does not stick to the carpet. I had previously ordered a product from "Carpet Saver" and thought this was the same thing. It definitely is not the same. I returned this product and ordered instead from Carpet Saver. Also, it wasn't until I entered a return request that it said there would be a 15% restocking fee. This was not clear at the beginning of the return transaction.

After recently replacing the carpet on our basement stairs, I wanted to preserve the new look for a while. I bought this protector to try out. I am happy using it. I wanted to minimize the appearance of a dirt path on the steps and this does the trick. Yes, this is thin, foam backed material but there is a slight stretch and it is durable. It's been perfect for our carpeted stairs to the daylight basement where there is heavy traffic in our 2-person household. You'll notice it grabs up a bit of debris from your "up/down" - but think about it: if it were not on this protector it would be in the carpet . In the past, I have cleaned it up by shaking it out and vacuuming but recently I just washed it as the instructions say: On "Delicate" warm or cold water; tumbled dry on "Low", till dry and voila - like new. I'm not sure how many washings it can handle with time. For right now, the protector is minimizing the appearance of a carpet crush path. And it IS a ONE person job pulling up AND laying back down; I've tried it both ways and it is best for one person. Roll up the protector to take off and once laundered, roll it up before applying again. That way you just unroll it into place from top step - down a step at a time to place - to bottom, easy-peasy.

These non-slip carpet & floor protectors are made well to us. We bought two of them for basement stair carpet protections. I like them for good tractions. They trap hairs. dirt and linens well. They are basically dirt and dust collectors for us. Then we dust the hairs and dirt off monthly to outdoor. They are easy to clean and durable for us so far. They are good buys and good values for us. We may come back to update to see how long they last in the end.

Great stair cover. Issue is dog (and humans) going up an down stairs disrupts the layout and crumples up the stair cover. I do not know of anything to keep it in place. The benefit of keeping my light color carpeting clean outweighs our risk for a fall. We walk on stairs carefully but can’t educated dog to do the same. Even without a dog, the stair cover does move out of place. Still, I would purchase again because I am not aware of any option except clear plastic with its gripping capability; however it’s appearance is no acceptable in my home. Product is easily washed and can be cut easily. It is difficult to vacuum so my husband and I will shake it out. Vacuuming is a challenge since it does not adhere to to the carpet and gets sucked up by the vacuum.

Use this on stairs to decrease wear from foot traffic, and also protect from spills of carrying coffee, drinks or food up and down. Isn't water proof, but sufficiently protects from stains nonetheless. Had one of these runners for years that got I don't know where, but than couldn't find replacement, so continued to use years more past it's expiration, had to of been more than a decade and the thing was disintegrating. Friend took pity and found it on here, but only got a 15' length, but than I was able to find it too, instead returning and ordering full length I just ordered extra 9' which was more than needed, but 6' was same price and though would use extra fabric something else. Though ended up just overlapping which worked nice. Having it in two pieces is little more manageable (when remove/replace for guests or cleaning) and not bad way to go. But 20' length would be sufficient one-piece for normal flight stairs. The cats loved to tangle themselves up in the old one, but after replaced, they have stopped doing that for whatever reason. I won't complain, less having to fix it. Read review complained of having straighten it a lot. I mean it is what it is, I guess it depends what kind carpet you have and the nature of the traffic on how well it will stay in place. the old one was having fix a lot because of cats, but sense I replaced it the issue has gone away. either way, I find it the only realistic solution for carpeted steps protection is my opinion from what I seen. But for clarity of what you get, these are lightweight, thin fabric on traffic side, and sort of thin foam on carpet side. As I recall the old one I had originally had sort of a rubber coating on the foam side that was probably suppose to increase grip but it wore off over the years from washing or use. This one didn't have that from start, they probably found it works better without, at least I think it does.

Not what we expected!

This is rather unimpressive for the price. First, the seller asked for feedback before the item was delivered. For some unexplained reason, delivery took over two weeks when the rest of my Amazon order arrived eight days earlier. Also, the item had household dirt in it, suggesting it was returned by a previous buyer and repackaged/resold without cleaning. This fabric is very thin. It seems to adhere to my carpeted stairs reasonably well, but because it's thin, it has the look of constant wrinkles in regular use. Unfortunately, I found no similar product to suit my needs. I bought this mostly to prevent excessive wear-and-tear and dirt ground into my carpeted stairs. It will serve that purpose unglamorously, and for higher cost than product value would suggest.

maybe 2 sided tape will work.

Arrived in time. Was surprised at how thin it actually was but that is what I needed. Very pliable. Have it covering the Berber carpet on the stairs heading to the basement because those get incredibly filthy. I'm naturally slow going down a set of stairs so it is good as-is for me, but if I had busy kids racing up and down those stairs I'd be looking for a way to secure it at each step. Looking forward to seeing how it responds to being tossed in a washing machine.

This product completely failed to adhere to the carpet on my stairs. Indeed its lack of adhesive quality makes it both dangerous and most unsafe as it crumples and creates folds with every step. It would be utterly unsafe for any elderly or young people to use. The product looks NOTHING LIKE the picture. Sadly, a waste of money.

Se puede manipular muy bien pero es demasiado delgado y permite el paso del frío de la escalera.

Arrived to wrong address and quality was cheap. Returned it. Service from the seller os good in terms of response time