Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 May 25, 2010 11:39 am Hi all, We're looking at having our 3 bedrooms & formal living rooms and potentially hallway carpeted. We quite like the SDN twist pile 60oz carpet, the carpenter suggests Dunlop Ultimate. I requested the Bridgestone Prime but he suggested against it as it was more of a commercial product than domestic. So my qns are: 1 - is this carpet appropriate for these rooms? 2 - is this the right underlay or should i insist on Prime? With a newborn and toddler I require one that is comfortable yet hardy, and naturally low maintenance thank you Re: 60 oz carpet 2May 25, 2010 4:58 pm Hi! Seems this retailer leans towards Dunlop underlays. Many retailers prefer one or the other (Dunlop or Bridgestone) for reasons that suit them. OK if you go with them, your best Dunlop options would be; 1. Excellay 2. Springtred Extra (a better choice than Ultimate). 60 0z is quite a heavy weight SDN. What pile height is the carpet? Got an ID on the actual carpet you are considering? Ash. Re: 60 oz carpet 3May 25, 2010 5:06 pm Hi Ash, Will the Prime be suitable for this carpet? The carpet details are: Its the Quest Pluto twist pile Pile height: 12-13 mm SHEARED Some other useful(less?) info - not sure what it translates into, hopefully its of good quality?: PRIMARY BACKING: WOVEN SYNTHETIC SECONDARY BACKING: 7oz JUTE BOND STRENGTH: MIN. 40 NEWTONS Does the thickness of hessian backing play a role? It doesn't seem very thick? Re: 60 oz carpet 4May 25, 2010 5:19 pm Prime is suitable for pretty much any carpet that is stretched in. You can't go wrong with it really. The only thing is it is quite firm. But don't get hung up on it. Excellay is also very good. The quest carpet sounds like a very luxurious and attractive carpet. I'm just a bit concerned about using it in heavier traffic ways such as your hallway. With such deep pile, it may tend to settle in the middle of the traffic way. A carpet that is 8-10mm pile height and more like 40-50oz will be more robust and resist compression in traffic ways better compared to the one you are looking at. Backing materials do make a difference. There are a number of different secondary backing materials, and these days the trend is moving to synthetic secondaries. But don't worry about that at this point in time. Ash. Re: 60 oz carpet 7May 27, 2010 5:39 pm Prime and Supa Blue cost about the same. Just ask them for prime (if they sell rubber they won't mind). Re: 60 oz carpet 8May 27, 2010 9:27 pm The synthetic backings are becoming necessary due to the lack of supply of the jute product normally used in hessian backed carpets. The advanatges of this are that they are less prone to mould and mildew if they do get a little moisture on them (especially out the front of bathrooms etc) so the synthetic back will be fine. Prime or Excellay underlay are both going to be better than Supa Blue for that thickness of carpet. The firmer underlays will help reduce any tracking down the hallway, but by all means go for the heavier carpet if that's want you want, just change the underlay to suit it. Scott 1 11004 1 15753 they can, it's a fairly standard solution when the slab isn't recessed. the falls need to be in the main floor, if it hasn't been done then you need to ask them to redo… 4 6585 |