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Carpeting question

Pink.
Pink. Posts: 17,648 Forumite
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I want to replace the carpet in a few rooms. Oh works for a carpet manufacturing firm, so sourcing reasonably priced carpet is not a problem.

What I want to know is:

a) Do I need to replace the old underlay as well as the carpet?

b) Does anyone know the best way to go about finding a local carpet fitter?

All help appreciated,

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  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    Pink-winged wrote:
    a) Do I need to replace the old underlay as well as the carpet?
    Everytime!!! You cannot beat the luxurious feeling of a carpet with new underlay, especially if your old stuff has been down a while. I don't know your circumstances, but we always go for a "quality" underlay as well.
    Pink-winged wrote:
    b) Does anyone know the best way to go about finding a local carpet fitter?
    Recommendation is always the best way, but we dropped on really well when we moved house 11 years ago. We got a guy roll up in a scruffy old van, unshaven, mucky old trainers on etc and I thought "Oh no"! He turned out to be the consumate professional, even putting his slippers on before he came into the house and asking if he could wash his hands before he started. The quality of his work was superb - and we've used him several times since. He now fits carpets for all the family and most of my friends.
  • Pink.
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    I am grateful for your reply Yorkshireboy and will probably take your advice.

    I'm unsure whether I should thank you officially, as I have recently been slated on this board for thanking inappropriately ;):) .

    Pink
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    Pink-winged wrote:
    I'm unsure whether I should thank you officially, as I have recently been slated on this board for thanking inappropriately ;):) .
    I knew exactly who I was answering, and my reply was my way of making up - I graciously accept your "thanks". ;)
  • Pink.
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    YorkshireBoy wrote:
    I knew exactly who I was answering, and my reply was my way of making up - I graciously accept your "thanks". ;)

    Please accept more thanks for such a lovely way of making up. I'm glad you aren't the scary guy that I thought that you were :)

    I really do appreciate your advice re carpets.

    Pink
  • djohn2002uk
    djohn2002uk Posts: 2,323 Forumite
    If I knew enough about carpets to give you some good advice I would do it too...;)

    Would I then be forgiven too?:(
  • sundaymadness
    sundaymadness Posts: 6 Forumite
    Oh dear I seem to have thanked someone when I meant to quote.

    I;ll come back later when I can work out these forums.
  • Pink.
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    sundaymadness,

    If you have any problems with posting on the forums please send me a private message and I will help if I can.

    To send a private message look on the right hand side of the page, just below the 'welcome, sundaymadness' click on it and it will take you to your pm box.

    Pink
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,648 Forumite
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    djohn2002uk wrote:
    If I knew enough about carpets to give you some good advice I would do it too...;)

    Would I then be forgiven too?:(

    Lol...........you don't know anything about carpets and you expect forgiveness?

    ;):)

    Pink
  • djohn2002uk
    djohn2002uk Posts: 2,323 Forumite
    Oh, Please, Please, Please.

    And now I've been and pressed the wrong button. Must be the state you've got me into.

    Tell you what I do know is if you have that expensive underlay (like canvas with foam rubber wrinkles) called duralay I think, then it was guaranteed for something like 20yrs. That shouldn't need replacing unless of course it's been down for that long.

    Enough penance or do I have to do more?
    :A:A:A
  • sundaymadness
    sundaymadness Posts: 6 Forumite
    Thank you, what I meant to ask is quality underlay quite a bit more expensive?
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