In any home, there is one area that is used every single day, but is only usually noticed when it becomes damaged. We are of course talking about your flooring, and often the most important and hardest working component of your floor is actually hidden beneath the surface. Your underlay may go unnoticed, but it can actually make a huge difference to the comfort, durability and insulation of your home. As a substantial investment it
Here at Underlay4u, we are asked on a number of occasions, ‘what is the difference between foam underlay and rubber underlay?’ so here is a brief description of the different underlays we have available. There are many carpet underlay types, including foam, rubber & acoustic, these are only some of the carpet underlay types you will find online, get the right carpet underlay types for your different home areas, in fact, carpet underlay types you
Floor Boards All wooden floors boards must be structurally sound, level, smooth, and dry And clean to ensure that your carpet underlay will perform. Worn or uneven floorboards should either be replaced or levelled by sanding, planning or covering with flooring grade plywood. Chipboard Floors Chipboard should comply with BS5669 flooring grades, type, C2, C4 or C5. It is essential that floating chipboard and other Composition floors are dry smooth and have no lumps or
How much underlay do I need? On our web site we have a room calculator that gives a good indication on how much carpet underlay and gripper you will need. However when you are working out rooms that are not square, rectangular or hall stairs and landings you may find that you have to manually work out the quantities involved. The Easy Way Measure up your areas and ring us up – we are happy
If you want to put a carpet over old uneven Flag Stones and do not wish to take them up or concrete/asphalt over them what do you do? Old flagstones by nature are always uneven and over time the Flags sink and move, giving an uneven floor making a fitted carpet unsightly. Manufactures will not guarantee the carpet for wear if the sub floor is not smooth and sound and this is quite understandable as
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