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Top Tips
BEFORE CHOOSING THE CARPET STYLE AND FIBRE FOR YOUR ROOM FIRST READ OUR TOP TIPS FOR BUYING THE RIGHT CARPET
- Consider the area and AMOUNT OF WEAR it will receive, downstairs rooms and stairs will receive more wear and general soiling than upstairs. Be prepared to spend more of your budget on buying a durable, resilient carpet for these areas.
- Get your room PROFESSIONALLY MEASURED and go to a good carpet retailer, who will help you to achieve the most cost effective way to carpet your house / apartment. By careful planning and use of the correct width of carpet he/she will enable you to minimise waste and save money.
- Borrow SAMPLES of the carpets you like, look at the colour in daylight and the artificial light of the room to make sure it is what you want (please ensure the carprt samples are returned to the retailer).
- Remember that carpet samples or cuttings provided must only be used as a guide, since it is unlikely that the carpet you receive will be from the same production batch.
- Choose a good quality UNDERLAY, this will help prolong the life of your carpet.
- Have your carpet FITTED BY A PROFESSIONAL.
- Keep your CARPET CARE GUIDE (provided with the carpet) in a safe place, so that you get the best from your new carpet over the coming years.
- To avoid seams in wider rooms all our loop and twist pile carpets are made in 5 metre & 4 metre widths.