Underlays

Carpet for bedroom, what's type of underlay would you recommend, budget, medium or superior?

Looking for carpet for bedroom trying Allied & Carpet Right at the mo getting quotes. There isn't actually much walking area in our bedroom due to furniture, so as I've never had to buy a new carpet for myself before are there any tips?? No flooring at the mo just floor boards!

Public Comments

1. i would recommend budget as it doesn't have a lot of wear n tear
2. budget pad and budget carpet give you a 'flat' feel... nothing fabulous about it........... budget carpet and medium makes the carpet seem 'better'..... better carpet deserves medium and if you can, superior, to make it last just about forever and feel gooshy on yer toes!!!....
3. Budget should be fine for a bedroom as it gets less traffic, it depends how long you want your carpet to last.
4. Whatever underlay you choose buy it from Internet, I did and its a lot cheaper than Allied. Had it delivered in 2 days, laid it ourselves,easy
5. I bought a bedroom carpet last week and the lad in the carpet shop said he would normally recommend the budget underlay for a bedroom because of the limited walking space.
6. budget underlay, and also a tip for you, we carpeted our daughters bedroom last June, we chose what we thought was a hard wearing/supposed to be heavy duty... but lovely ..little bit luxurious cream carpet, that we thought would last for years (and we where planning on having the whole of the upstairs done in the same carpet..hence the expensive hard wearing stuff!!) .. it had gone awful within 3months of having it down, and my daughters bedroom has very little use.. she is a toddler, so she doesn't 'play' in her bedroom!!! i paid through the nose for it even though it was a "sale", i called the company manager out to look, and he reckons i chose a 'bedroom' carpet (instead of a hard wearing one) ..and told me it was 'normal' ... my sister got a cheap cream carpet for her daughters room (which does get used a lot more as she is older) and hers is looking great after 3years... the secret ?? go for a cheaper short pile, instead of the luxurious deep pile, which feels lovely in the shop!!!! ..i have learnt my lesson the hard way!!!! ;-) x
7. 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) at 100lb weight (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. Thats it from me. I've had alot of nice customers in the past, and I just thought its about time someone was made aware of the savings to be made, and stop getting ripped off!!!