Carpet underlay? which type?

decsdad

I have just laid 60sqm of cloud 9, 11mm foam, very impressed, ebay £168 delivered.

ukmaggie45

andrew-b wrote: »

Most carpet shops subcontract out their fitting services to a local fitter so most of the time i doubt the carpet fitter will have an issue fitting whatever underlay you supply ...whether you bought it from the shop you buy the carpet from or not.

Our price is all in, including underlay, door plates and all grippers. I think the fitters are actually employed by the shop, it's a local family firm, though maybe the fitters aren't necessarily family.

issy18

we bought cloud 9 cirrus 9mm underlay from carpets direct online, very pleased with with it 31.99 a roll excl vat (last year so price may have changed), excellent service,

papermoney

Thanks everyone. With the cloud 9 underlay (in fact any non rubber backed ones) do you have to fix it to the floor first? Or is it held in place by the carpet?

decsdad

I stapled it in place.

papermoney

Thankseveryone, I went for some 12mm PU foam in the end, I have bought some glue spray so hoping it all turns out well - thanks again

chemicalallergies

Warning to anyone buying Cloud 9 Underlay. We had it laid in our Lounge/Dining room, Stairs, landing and main Bedroom in 2008. I began to experience unexplained headaches and nausea from time to time, we finally realised it was the underlay. After taking it up we naively thought that the problem would be gone but the smell/chemicals had permeated the concrete floor downstairs and into the chipboard floorboards upstairs. As I type we are still struggling to get rid of the odours which are out gassing from our floors. I have been extremely unwell and have never had such severe nausea in my life. If you think you have chemical allergies then steer well clear of this product.

MSE_JC

Hello,

A representative of the manufacturer Ball and Young has contacted the Forum Team regarding the issues discussed in this thread and provided a response which we're posting below. Please note that posting the response does not constitute an endorsement by MSE nor has MSE verified any statements made in the response.

>"As a representative of Ball and Young, the manufacturer of Cloud 9 Underlay, I can confirm that these products are and always have been certified to numerous indoor air quality standards including an A+ score on the French VOC Regulations (the best score achievable by the standard). The Cloud 9 domestic and Cloud 9 premium domestic products also achieve the Eurofins GOLD® Standard for indoor air quality. With this in mind we can confidently say that any issues experienced with headaches, nausea, or chemical allergies were categorically unrelated to Cloud 9 Underlay products. Details of indoor air quality tests and certifications for all of our products can be found on the Ball and Young website. - Quality Assurance/Process Improvement Manager, Ball and Young."