Carpets and Underlay

[citychap26]

Hi All,

Just got a quote for carpet for my gaff... 88sq meters.

£1400 for carpet (100% wool zanzibar deluxe)
£791 for underlay
£260 for fitting
£150 to remove old stuff.

Looked on the net and found that I can get duralay 100lbs Rubber Waffle for about £300

Are the other prices good ?

Cheers

Sunil

PS Why do these carpet companies try and scam you on the underlay?

[njsolutionsuk]

Get the underlay online its much cheaper and you can buy even better quality!

Rgds,

[village idiot]

mine is being done today...

100% wool loop-pile carpet with cloud nine cirrus underlay throughout and some form of scotchguarding

105sqm

£2,500 fitted

Edited by village idiot on Thursday 23 April 10:14

[bazking69]

Sort the underlay yourself, and if you want to save a few quid you could always take the carpet up yourself, cut it up and take it down the local tip.

[citychap26]

Defo going to get the underlay from the net.

I've heard cloud 9 underlay being mentioned a couple of times ... What is better Duralay or Cloud 9 ?

[c2jimi]

I got Cloud 9 from the following place on the web:

http://www.tradepriced.co.uk/

Good service and excellent underlay. We went for the 11mm stuff which made a massive difference to an otherwise cold room.

Cheers, James.

[GreenDog]

We've currently got stripped pine boards throughout downstairs at home but the gaps between weren't sealed when it was done so it can be a bit draughty in places. Now that we have a baby we're thinking of carpetting the living rooms and I was wondering how best to stop the draughts and insulate the floor. Is there anything I can put down before the underlay ?

[citychap26]

Hi,

I need 88 sq m so

Cloud 9 Carpet Underlay Cumulus 11mm comes in at £264.27 for 90 sq m

Tredaire Superior Carpet Underlay comes in at £248.33 for 90 sq m

Duralay Supreme 100 Carpet Underlay comes in at £271.27 for 90 sq m

So all much of a muchness ...

Which one is best ?

Cheers

Sunil

[c2jimi]

citychap26 said:

Hi,

I need 88 sq m so

Cloud 9 Carpet Underlay Cumulus 11mm comes in at £264.27 for 90 sq m

Tredaire Superior Carpet Underlay comes in at £248.33 for 90 sq m

Duralay Supreme 100 Carpet Underlay comes in at £271.27 for 90 sq m

So all much of a muchness ...

Which one is best ?

Cheers

Sunil

Sorry I can't comment on the other 2 as I went for the 11mm Cumulus. No complaints from me though.

James.

[village idiot]

just bear in mind that if you go for a thick underlay, you will have to trim the bottom off all your doors (as i discovered last night when i got home from work!)

easily done with a workbench and a circular saw, but a pain in the butt with a jigsaw!

[citychap26]

Hmm, that's a good point, however the girlfriend wants to replace all the doors in the house as she wants ones with panels.

I wonder if B&Q would trim them down for me ?

[V6]

A friend of mine is a carpet fitter and he wouldn't let me use anything other than cloud 9 cirrus when he did my carpets! Generally regarded as the best.

Underlay underlay, yiiiiiiba!

[citychap26]

Hi V6,

Thanks for the info. I think that I will go for the cloud 9 option.

Cheers

Sunil

[shirt]

citychap26 said:

Hmm, that's a good point, however the girlfriend wants to replace all the doors in the house as she wants ones with panels.

I wonder if B&Q would trim them down for me ?

if solid wood then they will/should. takes literally seconds per door. i should say i know most of the staff by sight though as i am in there most days.


thanks for this thread anyway, i'm pricing up carpets and wanted a cheap source of underlay to do that part myself.

[Simpo Two]

citychap26 said:

I can get duralay 100lbs Rubber Waffle for about £300

Alistair Darling gave us 100lbs of Rubber Waffle for free yesterday

Contuniung my out-box think... if you already have carpet down, could you lay the new carpet on top of the old, and the old carpet would act as free underlay?

Edited by Simpo Two on Thursday 23 April 18:06

[citychap26]

LOL nice one Simp

[shirt]

Simpo Two said:

Contuniung my out-box think... if you already have carpet down, could you lay the new carpet on top of the old, and the old carpet would act as free underlay?

chap in the carpet shop told me that this would make the new carpet wear more quickly, as would using my old underlay. i can't think of a good reason for this, it must be a law known only to carpet/underlay salesmen...

[citychap26]

I have to admit I don't understand why having a more expensive underlay would make the carpet wear better.

It's like saying that if I wear a Prada white t-shirt under my polo top it'll make it last longer than if I wore one purchased from GAP.

[V6]

Because the bottom of the carpet is designed with underlay in mind, not carpet. If you put carpet on top of carpet it will create too much friction as the underlay is a smooth surface.

Underlay also stays 'bouncy' and fresh for years whereas carpet quite quickly gets compressed especially with weight on top.

Try it if you like but what is the point on spending money on good quality carpet just to skimp on what it is laid on? Like buying a nice car and putting ste tyres on methinks.

[cjs]

GreenDog said:

We've currently got stripped pine boards throughout downstairs at home but the gaps between weren't sealed when it was done so it can be a bit draughty in places. Now that we have a baby we're thinking of carpetting the living rooms and I was wondering how best to stop the draughts and insulate the floor. Is there anything I can put down before the underlay ?

Tack Hard Board over the bare floor boards. Put the shiny side down, this will stop any damp getting into the hard board. Also the rough side of the board gives a good surface for the underlay.