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Carpet right any good for laminate flooring and installation?

Newheight13
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Would anyone recommend carpet right for laminate flooring and installation or go independent?

Thanks!

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  • Swasterix
    Swasterix Posts: 347 Forumite
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    Newheight13 said:
    Would anyone recommend carpet right for laminate flooring and installation or go independent?

    Thanks!
    No- they will have your eyes out! Go independent. Although if you have some spare time and want to have a laugh then let them quote you. 
  • Rosa_Damascena
    Rosa_Damascena Posts: 6,770 Forumite
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    Swasterix said:
    Newheight13 said:
    Would anyone recommend carpet right for laminate flooring and installation or go independent?

    Thanks!
    No- they will have your eyes out! Go independent. Although if you have some spare time and want to have a laugh then let them quote you. 
    Sounds like there is an interesting story behind this statement, do share?
    No man is worth crawling on this earth.

    So much to read, so little time.
  • John_the_Boy
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    They are only as good as the local contract fitter you end up with. I had laminate done via Carpet Right and got a good fitter who made an excellent job. On the other hand I heard someone in the shop after I had mine fitted raising a complaint re how poorly fitted his laminate was.
  • Swasterix
    Swasterix Posts: 347 Forumite
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    edited 24 August 2021 am31 11:01AM
    Rosa_Damascena said:
    Swasterix said:
    Newheight13 said:
    Would anyone recommend carpet right for laminate flooring and installation or go independent?

    Thanks!
    No- they will have your eyes out! Go independent. Although if you have some spare time and want to have a laugh then let them quote you. 
    Sounds like there is an interesting story behind this statement, do share?
    Haha. Nothing interesting sadly, I was just naive enough to pop in for a quote when we were looking to do the flooring for our house. Carpets were overpriced, with the exception of their “sale” items which seemed to be priced at a more or less reasonable level (but definitely not a sale price). Underlay, gripper rods, threshold strips etc are obscenely overpriced. 

    Ended up going to a local independent carpet shop and got far superior flooring for about 2/3 of the price I was quoted. 

    I’d imagine a deal can be done if you have the time and patience to haggle. I don’t. 
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 25,733 Forumite
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    Another vote here against CarpetRight
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
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