Cheap Carpets in Croydon and surrounding?

djdymond

Hello everyone

Im looking to get my new flat fully carpetted in July/Aug time.

So far, weve been given 2 quotes, both at over 1k!!!! i was really hoping we would get all carpets for ALOT less than that, considering were just after a plain, beige standard carpet...

any ideas anyone? ive heard that theres alot of people out there who work out alot cheaper than places like carpet right...

Ive looked on yell.com and have emailed a few people but in the meantime i thought someone on here could actually recommend someone? one of the people on yell quoted us the over 1k!!! eeek

thanks everyone!

Helena

djdymond

bump!:rotfl:

vickyb242

Hi,

We just re-carpeted the whole of a two bed house, in reasonable biege carpet and that cost us £1065 with fitting.

Try Carpet Warehouse in Thorthan Heath.

It's in the industrial park were MFI (croydon branch) is. You have 3 carpet companies there, and we used the first one you drive past while entering the area.

Hope that helps.

Vicky

davidscottishpainter19

Before starting I'm not going to tell you not to buy from carpet right or Allied carpets because their prices are o.k....
sometimes, but i'm just going to give you a few pointers that I've learnt through the best in the trade and from my own
experience since I was a young lad. Theres also a few tricks of the trade included.

They're (carpet right and Allied) carpet prices are o.k., but boy do they rip you off on the underlay and
gripper rod

Here's the low down on prices:

The superior Underlay on the market (quality is measured in lb's of weight or mm) at 100lb weight (15 Sq metre roll), or the 9mm sponge type (15 Sq metre roll):

***Carpet right Charge £119. (Classic Prima)
***You can buy it for £70 elsewhere.

There are other types of underlay that have the same technical specifications as the 100lb weight underlay, the equivalent is the 9mm foam underlay.

For wood gripper rod (to hold the carpet to the floor)(50 sticks is required for the average 3 bed house)

***Carpet Right charge £3.03 a stick
***You can buy it for £0.75p elsewhere

So if you want to save about £100 for the average room, buy your underlay and other accessories from somewhere else

Tips when buying your carpet
1)They (carpet right) charge £25 for delivery of your flooring, if you can, get someone to pick it up for you.
2)They charge more for fitting; 50p more per square metre, another saving; look in the local paper for a cheaper fitter
3)Most importantly, don't believe anything the salesman tells you, he is brilliant at twisting the truth to either confuse
you or baffle you with unfactual information
4)You can buy your underlay or gripper rod cheaper, don't buy it from them, even if they tell you they've done you a deal on
the whole lot;
No they hav'nt, they've just given you that sale price on the carpet e.g. 50%, but they've charged you full whack for the
accessories, ask for a breakdown (or carpet only price), don't tolerate they're rushy attitude, you are the customer you have a right to know,
they'll try and baffle you, do not accept they're behavior, all they want is that quick commission and to throw you out after
getting your money.
4)Don't buy the lower quality underlay under 100lb, or under 8mm (for the foam underlays) you might aswell put paper down, the problem is it can show imperfections
on the floor base, and it offers next to no insulation or comfort.
5)If you use a non 'carpet right' fitter Carpet Right most often would have folded the carpet rather than rolled it, so that the carpet is crushed
and looks terrible when installed, ensure you roll it up when you get it, or specifically ask them to roll it properly and
not fold it in the first place.Why do they crush/fold the carpet?-- to make you wish you'd chosen a carpet right fitter rather than your own
hired fitter or they're just lazy (my opinion).
6)General domestic is suitable for bedrooms only. For hallway, stairs, landings lounge and heavy use areas only accept
Heavy domestic, otherwise the pile will wear thin (especially on stairs = danger hazard)
7)Buy underlay, it will save you alot of money (dependant on use) on heating and replacement carpet in the future.

Reccomended underlay http://www.kingslandfloors.co.uk

Phone around and have the shops give you quotes. Get the carpet range that you like and start comparing prices. Bear in mind the features of the carpet, such as wear and stain warranties, and feel the carpet (80% wool feels very nice). Based on my research most people do not even feel the carpet. This is very important as you are looking for a dense strong pile, not a seperated pile that is very thin to the touch and feels like plastic.

djdymond

thanks guys! ill start there...