re-carpetting several rooms....do contract carpeters make sense

de1amo

İ have a uk home and i am getting ready to rent it out and it needs new carpets in 3 rooms and 2 bathrooms re.linoed....i cant go for wood flooring due to block rules ..it is a flat...İt has been a long time since i did any re-carpetting anywhere and i am looking for pointers..on the uk market and best way to do it!..thanks

Ebe_Scrooge

I'm not really sure what you're asking ? Simplest way is to go into a carpet shop - either one of the big chains or a local independant - choose the carpets and lino you like, and arrange to have them fitted. Pretty much all shops will arrange for fitting, although the majority don't employ fitters directly, they just have a list of self-employed fitters they use.


The only other option that may be worth considering, if you can contact a fitter directly ( ask friends/neighbours/local Facebook page ), they may be able to source the carpets for you with a bit of a trade discount.

de1amo

that is perfect thanks...find a contract fitter..it has nt changed since i last lived there..i have lived abroad 9 years and you never know with the current market running against carpetting the best way to go!

dominoman

No entiendo

Ectophile

For the last two carpets I had, I went to a local independent carpet company (which also does industrial/office work).

The price on the carpet roll was the price fitted. No hidden extra charges for gripper rods or underlay They used their own fitters.

I really don't like the business model where one company supplies, then puts you in touch with their recommended fitters. If anything goes wrong, who's responsible?

Marktheshark

Carpet fitters are 50 a penny, it is a job that can be picked up in a couple of weeks with a good teacher, the hardest bit is getting the carpet in the room.
Put an add on your local facebook selling page and gets a few quotes, you wont find a shortage of carpet fitters wanting the work.