In message , mo
writes
Grippers - do I need them?

I plan to just roll out the underlay and then just roll the carpet on top -
and if needed knock in a couple of nails in all corners to hold it in
place

It will be pretty dreadful result I should think.

- a few carpet fitting guides I am reading online suggest grippers as
it will stop the carpet from having 'bumps' when you roll furniture onto
it..... the carpets fitted aroudn the house that were done by pros do have
gripeprs and look nice, equally carpet around other rooms don't have
grippers and look fine (but dont have udnerlay - which is what will make it
harder)

Suggestions?

I don't much fancy buying loads of rods of grippers - can you get away with
having one every 2 metres or so, or is it suggested to keep a continuous
line?

Oh FFS, how much was the carpet and underlay - how much will the
Gripperrods be,

By them, do the job properly, otherwise you will regret it (ha'porth of
tar and all that)
--
Chris French