Re-carpet your Mottingham stairs and landing in a day
If your Mottingham 1920s cottage-estate terraces has bullnose nosings on the stairs and a square edge at the landing, that's a job we do every week. Tight cuts around spindles, no carpet "bounce" on the first step, and a clean transition to whatever flooring is on the upstairs rooms.
What stairs & landings carpet in Mottingham actually involves
If your Mottingham 1920s cottage-estate terraces has bullnose nosings on the stairs and a square edge at the landing, that's a job we do every week. Tight cuts around spindles, no carpet "bounce" on the first step, and a clean transition to whatever flooring is on the upstairs rooms.
Cottage estates often have thin chipboard upstairs — checked for deflection before laying laminate or LVT.
- Bullnose or square nosings — both templated individually
- 10mm PU underlay to kill footfall noise into bedrooms
- Re-cut grippers for older shallow treads
- Tight seam at the landing pivot — no visible joins
Mottingham carpet — the details that matter
- Mottingham subfloor reality
Cottage estates often have thin chipboard upstairs — checked for deflection before laying laminate or LVT.
- Underlay choice
8mm crumb is the usual call for Mottingham bedrooms; 10mm PU on stairs to stop bounce.
- Doorway transitions
Most 1920s cottage-estate terraces doorways here need a bevelled bar rather than a Z-bar to clear the carpet next door.
"Templated every tread on a Victorian flight — no bunching at the nosing." — SE9/BR7 install
Bottom line: Mottingham stairs deserve a fitter who templates each tread. We do that as standard — every spindle, every nosing.
Postcodes: SE9/BR7 · Routes: the A20 · Common build: 1920s cottage-estate terraces.
Covering Fairmount, Grove Park border, Coldharbour.
Stairs & Landings Carpet jobs we've finished nearby
Stairs & Landings Carpet in Mottingham — common questions
Yes — most Mottingham customers do exactly that. A hard-wearing twist or stripe on the stairs and landing, a softer pile in the bedrooms, joined cleanly with a door bar at the top of the flight.
Yes — runners suit period Mottingham properties with stained or painted stair sides. We fit the runner with brass rods or invisible clips, depending on the look you're after.
Usually a single day. We start with the bedroom (uplift, prep, fit), then move to the landing and finish the stairs going down so we're not walking over fresh carpet.
We bring 6–10 sample boards on the visit so you can see them in your own light against existing skirting and doors.