Carpet vs rug

Zither

Hi All,

Just looking to see if any of you have any experience with the following?

I need to buy a big rug (approx 2m x3m) for a tiled dining room floor. I don’t want to laminate/fully carpet the floor because money/preference.

So looking around it looks like I’d pay £120+ on Wayfair/eBay for a big decent-ish rug. However I popped into a couple of carpet shops on the weekend and it looks like I could pick up some ‘general carpet’ for approx £10 per SqM. Or probably some carpet offcut for even less - so much less than a rug.

So after a bit more of a read around why rugs are so expensive, it looks like I could get a carpet offcut ‘whipped’ to convert the carpet into a rug to stop the edges fraying.

Anyone done it? Expensive? Worth the hassle etc?

THanks

Z

suki1964

Tbh , I wouldn't have carpet of any discription in a dining room.

So much easier to mop up spilled wine, dropped peas etc off a tiled floor

( but then I've had kids and grandkids )

Doozergirl

Whipping is pretty inexpensive.

Zither

suki1964 wrote: »

Tbh , I wouldn't have carpet of any discription in a dining room.

So much easier to mop up spilled wine, dropped peas etc off a tiled floor

( but then I've had kids and grandkids )

Agree - thats why I just fancy getting some inexpensive carpet that can take a bit of a hammering. At the mo the tiled floor is cold so it needs something putting down.

Zither

Doozergirl wrote: »

Whipping is pretty inexpensive.

Thanks - have you had it done? Is there a typical average price? Do all the big places like Franks Factory Flooring/Carpetright etc do it?

EssexExile

A local carpet shop will do it, ours charges about £30 for a small rug, probably a bit more for what you want.

JEN22

I can never understand people covering tiles with rugs

Zither

EssexExile wrote: »

A local carpet shop will do it, ours charges about £30 for a small rug, probably a bit more for what you want.

Ah thanks - £30 was a little more than I was hoping for - assumed it would be a tenner for a small rug so guess a lot more for a larger rug?

Zither

JEN22 wrote: »

I can never understand people covering tiles with rugs

Rightio thanks

AndyCF

Similar situation for me a few years ago, I ended up picking some carpet material I liked and having it "whipped" , the shop I got the carpet from was an "old skool" type place, sadly no longer there.

They arranged the "whip" to be done and delivered said "carpet rug" a few days later all ready. You may find it cheaper to have this done as I did 'all in one' at an independent type shop rather than a major retailer but as they say "your mileage might vary" , it is certainly worth asking at at least a couple of places however.

It does not, at least in my opinion, last quite as long as a decent thick rug although this is going to depend on the carpet material chosen but it is usually a lot cheaper than a proper ready made rug plus you do not have to try to find one the right size as you can simply specify when you're getting your carpet what size you want the "rug" to be.

bertiewhite

JEN22 wrote: »

I can never understand people covering tiles with rugs

1. Because they want the convenience of a carpet that is removable?

2. Because they like a rug in fornt of the sofa to put bare feet on?

3. Because they want to protect the tiles from moving furniture legs?

4. Because it breaks up an otherwise boring floor?

I'm sure there are other reasons.