My carpet has been discontinued help me choose another one!

beaulieu or however they spell it are good !! there on the cheaper end of the scale, but are better quality then alot of carpets that are more $$$ than them ! and sure do wear really really well.

you say that you got some adivce from shops to go from foam to rubber. can i ask what they said?
i do my best to tell people the other way around ! but platnium is good tho dont worry

stays springy for much longer ! when there both new and looking at the samples in the shop, you cant really tell any difference, and price/your sales person will normally decide what underlay you get.

but due to the way rubber underlay is constructed, it goes flat alot quicker than foam. you can kinda see in the side on pics on page 2 how the rubber is made in kinda waves of rubber, with an air pocket between them.

the rubber flattens out and then there is no air pockets, so that means far less sponge / underfoot comfort !

with foam, it doesnt have those large air pockets as its just chopped up foam like a big sponge. of course it still goes flat after a while but takes much longer!

of course the rubber company/anyone trying to sell rubber wont say that and will probably tell you im wrong.
But i base my decision on pulling up the stuff after years of use !

but platnium is still a good product !
just dont ever let anyone lay black rubber in your house !!!

as i say they both look good when new samples in the shop, so whatever they want to sell you they probably will.. lol

oh and not to mention that foam is recyclable ! when we pull foam up we send it back to the factory and every now and then get some free rolls.

can you get a better pic of those backings ?

becuase i dont think that first ones actually jute.. looks like action back from the pic !

and for the 'insulated backing' i dont even know what that is. LOL

they have been sending out some funny backings latley. and i suspect its one of these new ones !
theres a few different types, most are good but there is one horrible one that i refuse to lay !
did one house in it, took twice as long as normal and was so bloody stiff we had to take it in the window becuase it wouldnt bend down the hallway !

BUT the backings wont affect anything once its laid. so you dont really need to bring the backing into your decision

FYI re backing....it's called Easyback

http://www.beaulieu.com.au/bolyu_easyback.php

Yes I have hmmm, I wondered the same thing. I have spoken to the company a few times with questions



Yes they did. Shop I am going through suggested the Airstep Platinum Supreme. They said that as the foam is all little bits joined together they can break away from each other. I can understand Steveo's comment about the airpockets in the rubber going flat......can't win either way I suppose Funny though as WD said foam initially and then changed to rubber, she said rubber was better for the carpet I appreciate that everyone has different views on different products, I'm happy to listen and take this onboard. I do my homework.......I think both foam and rubber underlay sound good when you read their website. I guess I have to go with what has been recommended to me. The Rep for Vic was a carpet layer for 15 years and the owner of the shop I'm going through will install my carpet himself so I feel comfortable in what he has recommended and his shop stocks both the Bridgestone and Dunlop underlay so he must like both?

Hard isn't it??? Everyone has different view and opinions. I just hope I make the right one

Enjoy!!! Look forward to seeing some pics

Thanks for that. I'll take it up tomorrow with my carpet guy

I'll just pick up on a few points here.

You said you chose Nylon over wool because of allergies. I'm not tyrying to influence your decision here and I am not neccesarily biased towards Wool. WoolSafe certified products work equally well on synthetics as well as wool. I have seen no data that supports either one being better against allergies, however lack of maintenance will certainly contribute to allergies.

Most people who have allergy problems that relate to carpet are normally allergic to dust mite. More accurately, what dust mite leave behind. Dust mite eat bacteria that live on the skin flakes that we shed contiually. Carpet tends to trap these pieces of organic dust and hold them in the floor covering away from your nose. Hard floors cannot do that.

Yuk you might think, but at least it gets them out of the air that you breathe.

Vacuum the carpet regularly with a good quality upright vacuum cleaner and don't be afraid to have them professionally cleaned from time to time to remove the build up of fats and oils that can collect over time from sweaty feet and cooking fumes which are the two biggest contributers of fats and oils in a carpet.

It is the fats and oils that bond the dust into the carpet making vacuuming more difficult. This is where professional cleaning can help you maintain a clean and healthy (and good looking) indoor environment.

The carpet you are purchasing is a solution dyed nylon and is a loop pile construction. It is also made with continous fillament fibre. The most common problem with this style of carpet usually relates to the seams and yarn pulls. Seams must be "seam sealed" to prevent unravelling along joins due to the latex layer being damaged during the cutting stage. You have said that in your home you will have no seams so you are lucky in this instance that it will not be an issue.

The thing to watch in a loop pile with continuous filament yarn is sharp objects like kids toys or sharp edges on high heels or furniture catching in the yarn and pulling up loops. If this should ever happen, and hopefully it doesn't, just cut them off to prevent them catching and "zippering".

The solution dyeing is good in a nylon as it will help resist fading. Some will say that it is stain resistant and it is to a certain extent. You still need to be careful with cleaning chemicals.

I have heard carpet retailers say that you clean it with bleach and this is just plain silly. Solution dyed nylon do resist bleaching, but I have seen many instances where they have been bleached from someone following the directions of the retailer and using bleach to clean up simple spills of water based liquids.

Do not use bleach on any carpet. It will only cause problems. If you need stain removal hints then ask here and I will try to help, or look on the WoolSafe website for assistance.

By the way if a spill is water soluble then it generally needs nothing more than water and some paper towels to clean it up if you get to it straight away.

How would you know? Opera fan?

And donuts..... it is getting laid tomorrow? What time?

lol ive never been there.

and they wont be there long if theres no joins ! new houses with no joins are dream jobs !