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?

[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 ?

[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

[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 ?

[citychap26]

Hi V6,

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

Cheers

Sunil

[citychap26]

LOL nice one Simp

[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.