What to do with stairs.

[Scott Williams]

Hello all. I obtained a 3 unit building in Brooklyn and the carpet on the common stairwell stairs have worn through. It lasted about 10 years.  I wanted to see if any of you have some good alternatives to re-carpeting the whole stairwell. The only quote I got so far was for $1200 and I'm trying to see if I can reduce that significantly. The stairs are standard wood stairs and the wood is stained from food traffic. There are two sets of flights 3 story building)

Any thoughts are appreciated. 

Scott

[George P.]

Paint.  Everything else is a waste of money.  Unless it's. One of those Victorian homes that are all exotic woods that came with the mayflower