Laminate or carpet for a Bedroom?

Upgrade

Upgrade

Upgrade

Associate
Joined
8 Oct 2010
Posts
1,678
My current carpet in my room is naff. It needs replacing. I'm looking to change it for as cheap as possible.

The area of the room is 10.57m2.

I would probably need someone to fit either laminate flooring or the carpet. Would it cost around the same price for someone to fit? Or would it be cheaper with a carpet fitter? Also, how much am I looking to pay someone to fit carpet/laminate (roughly).

I noticed you can get this flooring for only £3.77 / m2:

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20275569/

Which only comes to £45.20 for the size of my room, then add around £15 for the underlay - what else would I need if I go down this route?

Ta :D
 
You really shouldn't buy that IKEA rubbish - I did and it was chipped before it was unpacked. It is shocking in my experience - even the extra pack I bought to make up for the chipped planks had chips in it. If you must then at least go and pick it up in person so you can check it onsite.

you should buy the cheapest quick-step or Pergo you can or another decent brand.

fitting laminate is easy and if you can't raise your skirting you can buy some cheap mdf Scotia: http://www.amazon.co.uk/White-Lamin...8&qid=1420853648&sr=1-2&keywords=white+scotia

things are much easier with a cheap jig saw - you'll have the room done in a day: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Decke...ie=UTF8&qid=1420854010&sr=1-4&keywords=jigsaw
 
Last edited:
You will find that most carpet fitters can fit laminate too.

An approximation would be £3-4m² for carpet and £7-12m² laminate depending on who does it and where you are located. Carpet for that room would only take an hour. Laminate is a bit more labour intensive.

I'd go with Quick-Step and pay someone to do it (but I work in the industry and can get it cheaper). You would need a door trim (carpet on landing = 'Z' bar like this). don't forget the wooden beading that goes around the edge of the room to get a good finish, most laminate fitters will just run a bead of mastic though which doesn't look as good.

Laminate is easy to fit, like a giant monotonous jigsaw. Get yourself a jigsaw if you are going to attempt it though
 
Last edited:
ci_newman said:
Laminate in a bedroom is an awful idea. It'll be cold and noisy
Click to expand...

I agree it can be cold if you dont heat up your room but why would it be noisy? I lived in a house that had laminate in every room apart bathrooms for 18 years and I never felt it was cold or noisy to me. Plus laminate is a lot more hygienic than having a carpet.
So when we buy a house it will have wooden floors all over.

You can also have nice rugs on the floor if you have wooden/laminate floors.

This is a personal taste question though so OP go with what you prefer rather than have other people decide for you :)
 
If you get Laminate buy a big rug, its not nice walking around on cold floor. Ive had Laminate, tiled, timber and carpet in my room, i much prefer carpet cause i walk around barefoot at home most of the time.

As for noise, i remember when i had lamitate flooring my parents used to say it sounded like a baby elephant lived upstairs, cause i was always banging around all the time. I guess that depends on how soundproof your walls and ceilings are.
 
Laminate will be noisy.

We have a through lounge and dining room. With the bedrooms above.

Carpet above the living room can't hear anyone moving around
Laminate above dining room can hear every step. Every movement of the office chair. Everthing
 
To reduce noise, you can lift the floorboards and pack them with loft insulation.

If you're worried about cold floors (I like them), then underfloor heating is the answer
 
Bickaxe said:
To reduce noise, you can lift the floorboards and pack them with loft insulation.

If you're worried about cold floors (I like them), then underfloor heating is the answer
Click to expand...

packing with insulation wont stop noise transmitted through the ceiling/floor joists into the ceiling below. not one bit. It may help but it will be very marginal as most of the noise will be transmitted through solid objects and not free air.
 
Shame you don't have any tools to fit the carpet yourself. It's as easy as making a cup of coffee.

But yea, I'd go for carpet every time.
 
+1 for carpet. Had laminate when I was a bit younger. Agree that it can be cold and a bit more noisy. You'll definately appreciate a nice carpet in Winter.
 
Lumeycom said:
packing with insulation wont stop noise transmitted through the ceiling/floor joists into the ceiling below. not one bit. It may help but it will be very marginal as most of the noise will be transmitted through solid objects and not free air.
Click to expand...

Good point. It was something I was supposed to do here (house on hill so you go downstairs to bedrooms and both floors are hollow rather than one being solid) but I never really thought about it. Saved myself some time there then.

If you go for carpet, get a decent underlay (11mm preferably).
 
Very cheap. Felt backed thin stuff is an option but sandpaper would be comfortable.

Polypropylene is mid ranged around £15 sqm

Wool 80/20 can be had for around £25 sqm

Get a quote from Carpet Right for an approximation
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom