Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Redbook Total Carpet 14May 31, 2010 10:42 pm royalblue One thing... the Redbook Total has 'Ultrabac' backing instead of jute. This is a relatively new type of backing material. It looks good and certainly has some benefits. But some layers find it a bit strange to lay, as it has a lot of stretch. Being fairly new, it may present some issues with the installation. But as long as the layers are experienced and conform to the Redbook installation procedures, it should be fine. I was called in this morning to clean a bedroom carpet that the customers' 21 y/old son spewed up all over it. It was the same carpet as described in this thread, just 6 months old. It cleaned up perfectly with little effort, so no probs there. But they had an offcut of the carpet bound next to the bed. It was all buckled and distorted as they kept a bed leg on one part of it. My point here is the Ultrabac synthetic secondary backing has strengths and weaknesses. Its good because it is not absorbent so won't hold stains in the backing. But as a loose piece of carpet, it will readily become distorted and lose shape, much more so than the jute backed carpets. So I must emphasize that these carpets with Ultrabac MUST be power-stretched as per manufacturers instructions. They have different characteristics to jute backed carpets, and layers must take these into consideration. With lots of stretch, its important to take out a lot of this in a uniform manner, so the carpet has tight and even tension. If they don't, the carpet may buckle and ruck quite readily. Redbook do have some ranges of carpets that have jute backings too. Ash. 1 11216 1 16051 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 6698 |