Good for you! >From: John Martinson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: carpeting stairs >Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 07:40:49 -0600 > >Marilynn, > >The building we had the rods in was a REconstructed historic building. >However, even in >our original homes, we had mats or such there to "protect" the orginal wood >or stairs, etc. IMHO, I would rather spend money on rods and drill a few >holes, for example, than have to replace the original stairs because of >wear >and tear because we did not have a quality protective layer (carpets or >mats) in place. > >The woven, pioneer or old looking runners up the stairs look very >impressive, and the rods >hold/held down the carpets well. However, when it comes to clean >them--that >is a different story. You have to remove the rods (or loosen them) to >remove the carpets to clean. But in the >end the time will save you lots of expense in repairs. > >I was also suggesting a quality professional runner/mat on the well >traveled >pathways throughout >the historic homes. They may not be "period" but I'm sure the public >understands they are >their to protect the home, and you can get a black or a dark color that >blends with the >style of the home. Using woven runners wear and tear much, and lots of >cleaning.....when >you get thousands of peopel walking over them. So you have to look at >that. >Maybe, >putting down a modern-type runner up the stairs (even with rods) would look >nice, too, and >last longer and be safer for people going up and down the stairs. You need >to think of the >visitors (if they trip on a loose end to a woven rung, etc.) > >Some of the professional mats are easily cleaned, takes lots of abuse but >looks nice and >may work for you if you didn't want to go with woven rugs. We did have >some >mats down >in our Visitor's Center, and the professional cleaners would come and >replace them weekly >or whenever they needed cleaning, replacement. You may want to talk to >such >a business >and they may have another way to place and hold such mats/rugs going >up/down >stairs...besides >rods. > >Best, > >John Martinson >http://www.geocities.com/jpmart1 > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Marilynn Havelka" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 6:28 PM >Subject: Re: carpeting stairs > > > > John did you have to attach the rods to the stair - I am interested in >the >subject but do not want to attach anything to original building materials. > > > > John Martinson wrote: > > > > > We used woven/braided cotton carpet up the stairs, held in place with >brass > > > rods. > > > Looked nice and the rods held the carpets in place. > > > > > > John > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "`Iolani Palace Curator's Office" <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:14 PM > > > Subject: carpeting stairs > > > > > > > Does anyone have experience with carpeting stairs in a historic >house > > > > museum? We are looking for something relatively inconspicuous that >will > > > > withstand high traffic but is not too bulky. > > > > > > > > The stairs are koa (rainforest hardwood) and were restored at great > > > > expense a number of years ago. If at all possible, we would like to >secure > > > > the carpet while minimizing permanent damage to the stairs. Any > > > > suggestions? > > > > > > > > Aimee Miura > > > > Administrative Assistant > > > > -- > > > > Reply to: > > > > > > > > Curator's Office <[log in to unmask]> > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > The Friends of `Iolani Palace > > > > Post Office Box 2259 > > > > Honolulu, Hawai`i 96804 > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > http://www.iolanipalace.org > > > > > > > > ========================================================= > > > > Important Subscriber Information: > > > > > > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > > > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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