Finding the Ideal Underlays – Your Carpet Shop in Caterham | Cut Price Carpets
New carpets can totally transform your home, not only by changing how rooms look, but improving energy efficiency and sound insulation. But in many cases, the right underlay needs to be chosen in order for you to really maximise the benefits you get out of your new carpet. That’s where Cut Price Carpets come in. As the Caterham, Godstone, Kenley, Warlingham and Whyteleafe areas’ carpet suppliers of choice, we supply and install quality underlays that meet your specific needs. We also have gripper rods and door bars available, to truly tailor your fitting.
But why not simply use the old underlay? Well, typically underlays age over time and can begin to breakdown, causing premature wear, wrinkling and blemishes to the carpets above. What’s more, new underlays offer the following benefits:
- Always up to relevant British Standards
- Improved sound insulation
- More comfortable underfoot
- Reduces the impact of heavy traffic
- Offsets general wear and tear
- Improves thermal insulation
- Makes for warmer rooms
- Protects against flattening, crushing and matting
- Lasts the carpet’s entire lifetime
- Deals with uneven sub-floors
Underlay Our Carpet Suppliers Work With ….
Typically, our team select underlays between 7mm and 12mm in thickness, depending on the carpet in question and where it’s to be fitted; stair nosings and busy hallways, for example, benefit from a thinner but denser underlay.
Polyurethane Foam – The most popular option for good reason, this underlay ensures our customers in and around Caterham, Godstone, Kenley, Warlingham and Whyteleafe can enjoy carpets that excel in both comfort and performance. Lightweight, versatile and recyclable.
Felt – A great option for the environmentally conscious. Felt is a traditional underlay material which is best suited to woven carpets. It’s also a simple and effective means of boosting the thermal efficiency of flooring.
Rubber Crumb – For heavy foot traffic areas, especially on stairs and throughout apartment buildings where noise transfer is an issue, rubber crumb underlays are ideal. Dense, they soak up footfall effectively.
Sponge Rubber – Godstone, Kenley, Warlingham and Whyteleafe customers choosing this underlay out of our Caterham carpet shop can select a flat or waffle texture in a range of different weights, each tailored to a different end application. In two words: comfortable and durable.
Combination – Combining the aforementioned underlay materials can lead to interesting combinations that allow our carpet suppliers to address your needs. A common combo is a rubber crumb base covered by a layer of felt.