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What sort of carpet ?
Dan-Dan
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Hi
Lookking to buy carpet for a high traffic front room , two dogs , two kids , you get the idea
When we rented a house a few years ago , the LL had carpet put down that neverf seemd to look dirty , and the day we left , two years later , it looked the same as when it was installed!
It was very very short pile , as in , you could hardly stroke it or anything , it was fawn/brown , flecky and it was absolutley perfect
Now we own our own home , we are keen to get a carpert like this , anyone have any ideas on what this is called ?
Having read a bit i think `twist pile` ??
cheers
Lookking to buy carpet for a high traffic front room , two dogs , two kids , you get the idea
When we rented a house a few years ago , the LL had carpet put down that neverf seemd to look dirty , and the day we left , two years later , it looked the same as when it was installed!
It was very very short pile , as in , you could hardly stroke it or anything , it was fawn/brown , flecky and it was absolutley perfect
Now we own our own home , we are keen to get a carpert like this , anyone have any ideas on what this is called ?
Having read a bit i think `twist pile` ??
cheers
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
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100% polypropylene Berber loop-style
http://www.carpet.uk.com/carpet-styles/berber-loop-pile-wool-carpets/stainproofberber100/0 -
At £5.75 a sq m you may quickly become disappointed.
High traffic areas need decent carpets. A top quality 80:20 wool/nylon mix will last decades with little wear and can be cleaned regularly. Expect to pay around £20 per sq m.0 -
I see what your saying , but who wants the same carpet for decades ?Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.0
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You may not want it decades, but you want it to be suitable for high traffic areas. With this requirement you need to buy quality.0
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Why not go for anti-slip vinyl instead? I bought a lovely one about 6 years ago that is still going
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WantToBeSE wrote: »Why not go for anti-slip vinyl instead? I bought a lovely one about 6 years ago that is still going
I can't think of anything worse than vinyl in a living room!
You can buy decent quality carpet online for much less than £20 a sq metre....just go into a carpet shop, have a look at the samples, and then order same or similar online...much cheaper.
You also need to have it scotch guarded to prevent stains, and to have good underlay too , that is hugely important and stops the carpet from wearing0 -
thanks all.....Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.0
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Ask a carpet professional, mr carpet for example0
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