what would you do?

shegirl

notanewuser wrote: »

Could easily cost £200 to have carpet, underlay and door thresholds fitted.

Done all of my rooms under that each,although ds 20ft x 12ft bedroom with a £20 psqm carpet (got it in the sale though) came in just over all in, but do fit them myself.

Underlay is so much cheaper online compared to the rip off prices in carpet stores.

Fitting you can do yourself or find a reasonably priced fitter.

There is no reason for every room to cost at least £200 at all!

notanewuser

shegirl wrote: »

Done all of my rooms under that each,although ds 20ft x 12ft bedroom with a £20 psqm carpet (got it in the sale though) came in just over all in, but do fit them myself.

Underlay is so much cheaper online compared to the rip off prices in carpet stores.

Fitting you can do yourself

I wouldn't have an issue fitting a carpet myself, but not everybody can and will.

There's not much DIY I can't do myself, but with a "helpful" 3 year old in the house I'll be paying somebody else to lay my next flooring (34 sq m of engineered wood and 25 sq m of tiles)!

System

JemmaM91 wrote: »

Hi again.
Yes it is a housing association flat and there wasn't any carpets when we moved in.

Yes, same with us when we first moved in. It's quite daunting thinking of how much it's going to cost to get the whole place carpetted!

Just one thought, if it's Housing Association I would imagine it's managed? That is, there's a named person who oversees your block of flats or estate? If so, I would mention to them the problems you are encountering with the downstairs neighbour and also not being able to afford the carpets. Possibly the HA might be able to advise on the best course of action. (I can only go by my experience with our HA, and don't know if all Housing Associations are quite so helpful, but sometimes things can be nipped in the bud before they escalate into something bigger.)

shegirl

notanewuser wrote: »

I wouldn't have an issue fitting a carpet myself, but not everybody can and will.

There's not much DIY I can't do myself, but with a "helpful" 3 year old in the house I'll be paying somebody else to lay my next flooring (34 sq m of engineered wood and 25 sq m of tiles)!

I'll only do it while ds is in school,but he's autistic and full of instructive beans!Especially the wooden flooring,he did see me finish off the dining room and was very unhelpful:rotfl:

My point though was that I would carpet the place asap rather than waiting ages for a certain price.I find flooring rather essential and you go within in your means to provide what is needed.

There are ways to do it cheaper than a minimum of £200 per room and I would assume being a HA flat that it isn't huge.

JemmaM91

Sorry forgot to say yes its wooden floor.

I think I'd need to pay extra to get carpets fitted as all my rooms are kind of odd shapes. (not completely square). The rooms are quite big for a housing association I think.

DS's Room is 3m x 4m - this is where he mainly plays and his thick rug covers roughly 3/4 of his room space after his bed and wardrobe.

Front Room is 6m x 5m - this is the room I'm mostly worried about cost wise. DS plays occasionally in this room, he wanders between rooms, but mainly prefers his room with his toys. There is also a similar sized rug in this room but it barely makes a difference.

Hallway is long and twisty so dont even know how to measure it but DS does sometimes drive his cars down the hallway.


Regarding the neighbours above me: no they dont have a 2 year old, but they do have a 5/6 year old and 2 rottweilers. So I know not the same noise but at times you definitely know they are there.

shegirl

JemmaM91 wrote: »

Sorry forgot to say yes its wooden floor.

I think I'd need to pay extra to get carpets fitted as all my rooms are kind of odd shapes. (not completely square). The rooms are quite big for a housing association I think.

DS's Room is 3m x 4m - this is where he mainly plays and his thick rug covers roughly 3/4 of his room space after his bed and wardrobe.

Front Room is 6m x 5m - this is the room I'm mostly worried about cost wise. DS plays occasionally in this room, he wanders between rooms, but mainly prefers his room with his toys. There is also a similar sized rug in this room but it barely makes a difference.

Hallway is long and twisty so dont even know how to measure it but DS does sometimes drive his cars down the hallway.


Regarding the neighbours above me: no they dont have a 2 year old, but they do have a 5/6 year old and 2 rottweilers. So I know not the same noise but at times you definitely know they are there.

Break the hallway into parts to measure it.

You could do your sons room with a non cord carpet for £60 or under hun plus £15 for underlay.

The living room will be the most expensive,it's a meter wider than the carpet I bought for ds room but half a meter shorter but you could do it for around £150.

Shop around online to get good prices and NEVER buy underlay in carpet shops.

Some fitters don't charge a huge amount. Get some prices.

It will be much nicer for you all when it's done too,and warmer,and will shut the annoying neighbours up!

Lunar_Eclipse

I think all you can do is get thick carpet fitted as soon as you can, with a quality underlay and minimise the noise your son makes in the flat.

Young children are noisy, but I wouldn't allow a young child to run and jump around if we lived in a flat with neighbours below. They can really sound like elephants! In fact, I discourage running around indoors wherever we are, for safety reasons. We live in a detached house, but used to talk about 'indoor voices' (indoor feet?) when our girls were younger. It's respectful.

You don't need to be out of the flat all day though, unless you're going to work/nursery, obviously. You might find your downstairs neighbours are out all day, in which case it's wasted effort anyway.

notanewuser

Lunar_Eclipse wrote: »

Young children are noisy, but I wouldn't allow a young child to run and jump around if we lived in a flat with neighbours below. They can really sound like elephants! In fact, I discourage running around indoors wherever we are, for safety reasons. We live in a detached house, but used to talk about 'indoor voices' (indoor feet?) when our girls were younger. It's respectful.

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One person's "respectful" is another person's "controlling". Toddlers are meant to be free-range, not cooped up in soundproofed cages like battery hens.

Lunar_Eclipse

I also disagree that 2 is too young to be quiet or considerate of others. I remember reading years ago that a two year old is more developmentally in line with an adult than a baby. There's no point in the OP getting overly stressed out by the neighbours, but to do the best she can to be reasonable and respectful as a neighbour.

notanewuser

Lunar_Eclipse wrote: »

I also disagree that 2 is too young to be quiet or considerate of others. I remember reading years ago that a two year old is more developmentally in line with an adult than a baby. There's no point in the OP getting overly stressed out by the neighbours, but to do the best she can to be reasonable and respectful as a neighbour.

I couldn't disagree with you more. A 2 year old cannot process instructions or emotions like an adult can, hence tantrums and screaming etc (not that I recall a single tantrum with DD (now 3)). They have lots of energy to expend every day, and doing jigsaws doesn't expend it! I think the OP is doing what she can at present to be respectful to others. I can't imagine her neighbours' children and dogs are quiet 24/7.