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When it comes to putting down a carpet, you might be wondering whether or not you need underlay.
This largely comes down to the backing of the carpet, as well as the comfort you want underfoot.
If you have a carpet with felt backing, underlay is not required, but is recommended. Choosing a carpet with a textile or latex backing will require underlay, to avoid uneven surfaces.
Simply put, you should always choose underlay, unless you have a good reason not to.
When it comes to refreshing a room and giving it a full make-over, you might looking to update your walls as well as your floor. The question that’s often asked is should you fit a new carpet first or paint?
The easiest and most obvious answer is that you should paint your walls before fitting a carpet or laying a floor.
When it comes to getting new carpets or flooring in your home, you might be considering a few design choices.
If you’re looking at getting your full house done, or multiple rooms, you may be thinking should you go for a different carpet in each room, or should you match every room.
The answer is that you can design your home the way you like. That means you can fit the same carpet in different rooms, or go for a completely different look in each room.
Continue reading “Should Carpets In Your Home Match Or Be Different?”When it comes to picking out flooring for your home, there’s plenty of options available.
Two of the most popular choices are carpet and laminate flooring. So, which is the best and which should you choose.
The answer is of course subjective, and there’s both positives and negatives in choosing either.
To help you along, here’s the pros and cons of both carpet and laminate flooring.
If you’re getting a new carpet fitted then you’re probably excited to get it down on the floor to make your room look the part.
But how long does it take? Well, it depends.
Typically it can take as little as an hour to fit a single bedroom up to a couple of hours for an average lounge or double bedroom and up to three or four hours for a more complicated larger lounge/diner for example.
Stair carpets are generally the most time consuming areas to fit and on average the fitting times would be a couple of hours for a smaller top landing and stairs, up to 4 hours for an average 3 bed semi if full hall stairs and landing, and up to a full day for more complicated staircases, town houses, “double” staircase to a loft conversion for example.
If you are having a full house fitted in carpets then a reasonable guide would be a modern 3 bed home would be completed by a two man fitting team in a day. Larger homes, 4, 5 beds, multiple en suites etc would possibly run into a second day.
Continue reading “How Long Does It Take To Fit A Carpet?”The lifespan of a carpet can vary for a number of reasons, but a carpet should last between 5 – 20 years before you need to replace it.
There are of course many reasons to replace your carpet. Some out of necessity, and others out of choice.
Continue reading “How Often Should You Replace Carpet?”
If you’ve got a busy household, then choosing some hard wearing carpets can be an investment.
Stain resistant carpets that are easily cleaned are great if you have a lot of people in your rooms.
From luxury Saxony carpets to Berbers, here’s some of our best hard wearing carpets you can buy today.
Continue reading “Top Picks For Hard Wearing Carpets For Every Room”
Picking out a luxury carpet for your home can be tough. When it comes to super soft flooring, there’s plenty of choice out there.
Whether you’re looking for a new floor for your bedroom, a premium carpet for your living room or want to add some class to any room, a luxury carpet will do that.
These are the best luxury carpets you can buy for your home right now.
Continue reading “The Best Luxury Carpets For Your Home”Does A Room Need To Be Empty To Fit A Carpet?
Yes, to fit your carpet correctly and smoothly, you should ideally have the room empty and free of furniture and remove anything that could potentially be damaged. Read more below.
If you’re getting a new carpet you may be wondering if you need to empty the room. The answer is yes, you should have your room cleared ready for the carpet to be fitted.
Here’s a handy checklist of things you should do to get your room ready for your new carpet before it arrives.
Continue reading “Does A Room Have To Be Empty To Lay A Carpet?”Choosing a colour of your carpet is an important step in your room decor. Deciding between a light and dark colour carpet is something you need to think about.
You want to get the colour right for your room, picking out a colour which goes well with your own style as well as the furniture and fixtures in your house.
When it comes to choosing light or dark colours, there’s a few things you can take into consideration.
These are the pros and cons of picking a dark or light colour carpet for a room in your house.
Continue reading “How To Choose Carpet Colour – Light vs Dark Carpets”
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