Carpets?
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Dan_1981

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17,764 posts

215 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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I need a new carpet - 3m x 4m.

Doesn't need to be too decent - its only for the spare room.

Obviosuly seen a few of these adverts - free fitting when you buy underlay etc.

Now the carpet is 5.99 /sq m. So not massivly expensive - but how much are they gonna try and sting me for the underlay?

How much should i expect to pay?

I have no idea.

robinhood21

30,934 posts

248 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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I recently paid £2.99 per square metre for 10mm Duralay Airtred from Abby Carpets. Carpet Right will rob you of £7.99 for the same underlay.

NiceCupOfTea

25,439 posts

267 months

Saturday 24th October 2009
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robinhood21 said:
I recently paid £2.99 per square metre for 10mm Duralay Airtred from Abby Carpets. Carpet Right will rob you of £7.99 for the same underlay.
Yes indeed - ask me how I know frown

robinhood21

30,934 posts

248 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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NiceCupOfTea said:
robinhood21 said:
I recently paid £2.99 per square metre for 10mm Duralay Airtred from Abby Carpets. Carpet Right will rob you of £7.99 for the same underlay.
Yes indeed - ask me how I know frown
I too have that tee-shirt NCOT. frown Having not long ago had Carpet Right sting me for the full amount when having my office re-carpeted. I think it must have been a thread on here, teaching me of the error of my ways concerning the excessive profit involved with CR's addons.

NiceCupOfTea

25,439 posts

267 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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Dropped in as we just needed a square metre or two to replace a fitted doormat in our hall. Found a pretty good match that was cheap. Had to go back later to buy underlay - ended up being more expensive than the carpet...

schmokin1

1,213 posts

228 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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look for a local seller of offcuts/end of rolls, they will sell underlay cheaper and you may well be able to get a much better carpet for the same money - I just bought a 2.3x3.3m wool twist carpet for 30 quid and it's really nice. At 3x4m you have a good chance of getting and end of a 4m wide roll....

B&Q sell threshold plates, underlay and gripper rod at reasonable prices. The likes of Carpet Right charge a pound a metre for gripper - it's 3 or 4 quid for 12 metres in Wilkos or B&Q!

Dan_1981

Original Poster:

17,764 posts

215 months

Sunday 25th October 2009
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Took the old one up and found the underlay underneath was more or less as good as new, as were the grippers.

Made me very happy. 70 quid on the carpet, 30 quid fitting.

Job done.