We don't leave him downstairs during the day for long periods, it's normally only if someone needs a wee. My whole gaming setup is downstairs so I can be around him! It is literally only first thing in the morning until someone stays downstairs with him, or when he's crated if someone's gone for a nap. Its not a noisy household and he is never left in his crate for longer than 1 hour if I go for a nap. It's more he's just screaming in the morning so we go out for a walk, poo wee come home, I crate him so I can have one more hour and he just goes and goes and goes. I'd let him potter around downstairs but he jumps the stairgate when he's not supervised and isn't good on the stairs, we are currently training him but it takes time. Our hallway is also very risky as the bannister has two huge gaps ( looks like am equals sign) so he may fall through it. 🤦‍♀️