Just bought expensive carpet from CarpetRight - Wessex Twist it's
called. Not bad price - £45 reduced to £16 a square metre. However,
naturally they want me to also purchase their incredibly expensive
underlay - various flavours of Tredaire at between £6.99 and £8.99 a
square metre, plus gripper rods at £1.50 a metre.

Funnily enough they only charge £2.30 a metre fitting, which is quite
reasonable. However, the underlay is clearly where they make their
money, so I've decided to source it seperately.


Anyway, after reading previous posts on this NG, it seems that Cloud 9
is a well regarded underlay. It's currently available on the internet
at at around £3 a metre for 9mm Cirrius, about 10% more for 11mm
Cumulus. Independent fitters would fit this for about £2 a metre.


I was going to go with this, but both local fitters that I spoke to
instead recommended something called Duralay Gold. The price would come
to pretty much the same, ie £5 a metre for underlay, grippers and
fitting. They both suggested it was rather better than Cloud 9, but
then perhaps they would say this? (Since they will actually supply the
Duralay themselves, presumably at a bit of an extra markup).


Can't find much info on the Duralay, certainly no info comparing it
with Cloud 9. Does anyone have any views?

If it's of relevance, it's primarily for bedrooms, but will also be
used for stairs and upper landings.

Many thanks for any advice.

Chris

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Just bought expensive carpet from CarpetRight - Wessex Twist it's
called. Not bad price - £45 reduced to £16 a square metre. However,
naturally they want me to also purchase their incredibly expensive
underlay - various flavours of Tredaire at between £6.99 and £8.99 a
square metre, plus gripper rods at £1.50 a metre.

Funnily enough they only charge £2.30 a metre fitting, which is quite
reasonable. However, the underlay is clearly where they make their
money, so I've decided to source it seperately.


Anyway, after reading previous posts on this NG, it seems that Cloud 9
is a well regarded underlay. It's currently available on the internet
at at around £3 a metre for 9mm Cirrius, about 10% more for 11mm
Cumulus. Independent fitters would fit this for about £2 a metre.


I was going to go with this, but both local fitters that I spoke to
instead recommended something called Duralay Gold. The price would come
to pretty much the same, ie £5 a metre for underlay, grippers and
fitting. They both suggested it was rather better than Cloud 9, but
then perhaps they would say this? (Since they will actually supply the
Duralay themselves, presumably at a bit of an extra markup).


Can't find much info on the Duralay, certainly no info comparing it
with Cloud 9. Does anyone have any views?

If it's of relevance, it's primarily for bedrooms, but will also be
used for stairs and upper landings.

Many thanks for any advice.

Chris


In the last couple of years I have fitted Cloud 9 Cirrus in two bedrooms and
on all stairs and landings, either before new carpets were fitted or where
old ones were lifted and the old underlay found to be too rough to put back.
In all cases it has been fine. Dead easy to fit yourself; don't waste money
paying others.

reellifetv wrote:
Just bought expensive carpet from CarpetRight - Wessex Twist it's
called. Not bad price - £45 reduced to £16 a square metre.

Anyway, after reading previous posts on this NG, it seems that Cloud 9
is a well regarded underlay. It's currently available on the internet
at at around £3 a metre for 9mm Cirrius, about 10% more for 11mm
Cumulus. Independent fitters would fit this for about £2 a metre.

I was going to go with this, but both local fitters that I spoke to
instead recommended something called Duralay Gold. The price would come
to pretty much the same, ie £5 a metre for underlay, grippers and
fitting. They both suggested it was rather better than Cloud 9, but
then perhaps they would say this? (Since they will actually supply the
Duralay themselves, presumably at a bit of an extra markup).

Can't find much info on the Duralay, certainly no info comparing it
with Cloud 9. Does anyone have any views?

I'd still go with a felt underlay, for that price you could get
a good specification. You won't find carpet fitters recommending
it, though, because while it will outlast other underlays in terms
of time and comfort, it's more difficult to lay carpet on it.

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rrh wrote:
If it's of relevance, it's primarily for bedrooms, but will also be
used for stairs and upper landings.

Not related to your question as such but I'm surprised that you consider using
the same carpet on stairs as in the bedrooms. I'd have thought you're either
getting something inadequate for the stairs or too expensive for the bedrooms.

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Chris Bacon wrote:
reellifetv wrote:
Just bought expensive carpet from CarpetRight - Wessex Twist it's
called. Not bad price - £45 reduced to £16 a square metre.

Anyway, after reading previous posts on this NG, it seems that Cloud 9
is a well regarded underlay. It's currently available on the internet
at at around £3 a metre for 9mm Cirrius, about 10% more for 11mm
Cumulus. Independent fitters would fit this for about £2 a metre.

I was going to go with this, but both local fitters that I spoke to
instead recommended something called Duralay Gold. The price would come
to pretty much the same, ie £5 a metre for underlay, grippers and
fitting. They both suggested it was rather better than Cloud 9, but
then perhaps they would say this? (Since they will actually supply the
Duralay themselves, presumably at a bit of an extra markup).

Can't find much info on the Duralay, certainly no info comparing it
with Cloud 9. Does anyone have any views?

I'd still go with a felt underlay, for that price you could get
a good specification. You won't find carpet fitters recommending
it, though, because while it will outlast other underlays in terms
of time and comfort, it's more difficult to lay carpet on it.

Sorry by felt do you mean Cloud 9 or Duralay?

rrh wrote:
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oups.com...
Just bought expensive carpet from CarpetRight - Wessex Twist it's
called. Not bad price - £45 reduced to £16 a square metre. However,
naturally they want me to also purchase their incredibly expensive
underlay - various flavours of Tredaire at between £6.99 and £8.99 a
square metre, plus gripper rods at £1.50 a metre.

Funnily enough they only charge £2.30 a metre fitting, which is quite
reasonable. However, the underlay is clearly where they make their
money, so I've decided to source it seperately.


Anyway, after reading previous posts on this NG, it seems that Cloud 9
is a well regarded underlay. It's currently available on the internet
at at around £3 a metre for 9mm Cirrius, about 10% more for 11mm
Cumulus. Independent fitters would fit this for about £2 a metre.


I was going to go with this, but both local fitters that I spoke to
instead recommended something called Duralay Gold. The price would come
to pretty much the same, ie £5 a metre for underlay, grippers and
fitting. They both suggested it was rather better than Cloud 9, but
then perhaps they would say this? (Since they will actually supply the
Duralay themselves, presumably at a bit of an extra markup).


Can't find much info on the Duralay, certainly no info comparing it
with Cloud 9. Does anyone have any views?

If it's of relevance, it's primarily for bedrooms, but will also be
used for stairs and upper landings.

Many thanks for any advice.

Chris


In the last couple of years I have fitted Cloud 9 Cirrus in two bedrooms and
on all stairs and landings, either before new carpets were fitted or where
old ones were lifted and the old underlay found to be too rough to put back.
In all cases it has been fine. Dead easy to fit yourself; don't waste money
paying others.

Yes the underlay is relatively easy to fit, but streching the actuall
capets properly seems a bit of a challenge, and something I'm happy to
contract a professional for

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Chris Bacon wrote:
[underlay]
Sorry by felt do you mean Cloud 9 or Duralay?

Felt, not rubber or foam.

http://www.flooring-exposed.com/inde...T&productid=61