Looking at underlay for concrete floor in my lounge. I have foam at the moment but its not dense enough. I'e Also been looking at wool but never used it before not sure if it will be dense enough for a high traffic area. I'e come across durafit 500, is it crumb rubber? But I really want to know can it be used as normal underlay without all the sticking? I really don' want to stick it down as I'll have problems getting it up!! Or any advice on best underlay to help in high traffic areas and flattening of the pile? Thanks
You could use it just stapled down if you wanted but it is very dense more what you’d use in a commercial area for stick down systems or naturals Why not have a look at Durafit treadmore or a crumb rubber felt combination underlay Go for a short pile or a loop pile which are less susceptible to flattening and wool is definitely a good option
Durafit 500 is too thin to use with gripper. As spacey says a crumb rubber/ felt combination underlay would be best. Or a contract version of the foam underlay will be denser. Most underlay needs to fixed to stop it moving under the carpet but doesn’t need to be fully stuck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thankyou. I'e ordered some samples of foam underlay. I'e Also seen some wool underlay which I'm considering more for the insulation side I'm just sceptical as I've never used used wool and wouldn't want it to flatten fast.
What carpet are you looking to install? Wool? 100% polypropylene? Nylon? If you use anything but a quality 80/20 wool/nylon twist or Axminster I wouldn’t advise a wool felt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I was going to have wool carpets on my stairs and landing and twist in the livingroom and bedrooms.....so wool underlay is no good for that?
If you’re putting an 80/20 wool twist down go with a crumb felt if you’re putting a 100% wool loop down use a crumb rubber. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
this is what I've been looking at. It' just so confusing as different shops tell you different things. I' having to replace my full house carpets after 4 months!! So this time I want to get it right.
That’s the stuff yes What you’ll find on here is good sound advice from knowledgeable experienced carpet and flooring installers In a shop (not to say all shops) you may have a sales man trying to sell you what he has in stock or what he can make a good profit from
I know I've learnt my lesson now I will research before I buy things and never will I step foot in scs again!! Thankyou I'll get this stuff I'm hoping it' not as spongy as the pu foam I have now. Thankyou for your help.
To be honest Iv had the wool and crumb underlay as above , ripped it out after 3 or 4 years as it got hard underfoot as time went on Iv replaced with a decent PU underlay and find it better NOT all PU underlays are the same Hope this helps
If you use a man made or 100% wool loop they will bed in and flatten relatively quickly on a combi felt, a loop pile will never be comfy so use a quality crumb for dimensional stability. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The sales people only know what they’re told, and when you consider a large company is all about profit margins you can guess what information they’ll be given, scs sub out the fitting so they don’t really care like the people supplying and installing (we hate bad press and fitting cheap materials when possible). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
