Carpet advice

fozzybear · 29 Aug 2013 at 13:04

Looking to get some bargain basement carpets down in my flat soon.

I just need something really cheap as I'm not sure how long I'll be staying in my current flat. I've been quoted (Carpet Right) around £180 for a 5m x 4m room (fitted with cheapest carpet (£2.99m2) & underlay).

Would it be cheaper to buy the carpet myself from elsewhere and then get a carpet fitter from my local area to fit it?

Finally, can someone point me the way to some carpet that doesn't need underlay? Would that be cheaper than buying separate carpet and underlay?

Cheers.

fozzybear · 29 Aug 2013 at 14:05

Nikumba said:
Depends on what your putting the carpet onto you dont need underlay I would guess, a lot of people use it as it adds warm and comfort.

Depending on the shape of the room, just do it yourself

Going onto a concrete floor so I'm presuming underlay would be a plus.

Depending on the shape of the room, just do it yourself

Not really an option. I'm a walking disaster with things like that.

fozzybear · 31 Aug 2013 at 00:34

Thanks for the suggestions.

I've been quoted £125 for a carpet (£95) (5m x 4m) and fitting (£30).

I explained it was on to a concrete floor and he suggested I didn't need underlay. He also said they would glue the carpet as grippers are hard to use on concrete.

I think underlay is a must and I'm also in two minds about them glueing both the underlay and carpet down. Could probably do that myself.

fozzybear · 18 Sep 2013 at 23:38

I ended up buying carpet and underlay for £120. The carpet is surprisingly good considering it was only £95 for 5m x 4m

I managed to get the underlay down without issues. It took me 2 minutes before I realised I'd screw it up if I tried to lay the carpet. Paid the pros £30 to do it instead. Looks great considering no grippers were used.

fozzybear · 19 Sep 2013 at 14:23

ci_newman said:
So what have they used to stick it down if you have underlay down as well?

I glued the underlay down (edges only). The carpet has been glued on top of the underlay.

I don't know how they've managed to make the carpet look so neat at the edges without using grippers. Good effort.

fozzybear · 19 Sep 2013 at 15:55

It's not a bodge. I'm here and looking at it. Believe me, I'd have been the first to complain if it didn't look fine.

Anyway, I plan on finding a new flat in the near future so it'll do until then.

Your floor is going to be completely uneven next time you come to lay new carpet / underlay

Why? It won't be hard to remove the carpet and underlay together. The underlay is only glued at the edges.