Is carpet underlay really worth it?

themanbearpig

Its only when people buy from places like carpetright, and get conned into believing underlay actually costs £10pm, that they do stupid things like go without it.

You can buy good underlay for as little as £2pm, what on earth would make you want to do without some, absolute madness.

Buy your carpet online. I always buy Cormar carpets, as they do very good stuff for the price. I recently bought some Cormar Primo Plus online for £11pm, which is about as good as man-made carpets get.

I got a local fitter to fit it for £2.50 pm. Cut out the carpet shops profits, and most importantly, avoid Carpetright like the plague.

Tucker

Buy the underlay from elsewhere unless they charge a realistic price for it.

I just had a foam Cosi underlay fitted with my carpet for £2.75 a metre by a small independent firm. Any more than £4pm and you are being taken for a ride, unless it more than 11mm thick.

andrew-b

Worth checking out https://www.tradepriced.co.uk for your underlay

suisidevw

Yes, it really is worth it! DON'T SCRIMP ON IT!

clockworks_2

As others have said, yes it is worth it. I would go for a cheaper carpet with an underlay than an expensive carpet with out.

ic

You can also get cheaper underlay for less trafficked areas of the house - say dining room and bedrooms, and the better quality harder-wearing stuff for the hall, stairs and living room.

Steve_xx

Yes you do need underlay for your carpets. They will look shabby very soon if you dont use underlay and as you are contemplating selling in 5 years time then the investment now will bode well for you when you do come to sell.

As others have said, you will do better to obtain the underlay from an online supplier. At the same time, you may find that you need to obtain carpet gripper if you dont already have it fitted and so you need to consider this also.

Carpet and the pricing of it is a bit of a complex issue. People always assume that the more expensive a carpet is the better it is. Not always so. Anything that has Axminster written on the label is generally expensive and actually not that good by comparison. Wool Berbers generally offer excellent value for money as they are often 100% wool and because of their weave they are robust and easily cleaned. The ideal carpet is said to be 80% wool/20% man made fibres and I'd agree with this. 100%Polypropylene or acrylic carpets are not especially good since they give rise to static problems and are often sparsely tufted.

savingmummy

I agree. Underlay is a must also stops carpet wear too x

aah

another one diving in her - yes - you really do need underlay - the thicker the better.

But great advice on how to get it more cheaply. I paid 29.00 a roll recently from our local independent, and the underlay is fab, airy and springy.

Shame the same couldnt be said about their fitter - although "airy" might fit....

digiman97

aah wrote: »

another one diving in her - yes - you really do need underlay - the thicker the better.

But great advice on how to get it more cheaply. I paid 29.00 a roll recently from our local independent, and the underlay is fab, airy and springy.

Shame the same couldnt be said about their fitter - although "airy" might fit....

In a narrow hallway,which way would you put the underlay length way or across