Carpet replacement

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  1. PropertyInsight

    PropertyInsight Well-Known Member

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    Hi

    I plan to replace the carpet in an IP. What the best way to do this? Should I buy carpet from a shop, then hire a tradie to install it. Or let tradie provide carpets and install them.

    I prefer selecting the carpet I want.
     
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    Go to a carpet shop and they can show you samples, measure & install.
     
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    Just do it through carpet shop so if you are not happy with final product - flaw in material etc they cannot blame the third party installer.

    Where as if you let carpet shop install it they are liable for the product and the installation if you are not happy
     
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    How much is the property worth and what rent will it attract?
     
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    current carpets are smelly, must be replaced.
     
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    Head to the carpet shop, if you're happy with them and their product they can organise installation.

    Have you got an idea what sort of product you want?
     
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    Thanks. Can you suggest what sort of product is relevant for IP?
    I will head to carpet shop.
     
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    You're probably going to pick a Polypropylene and put it on a thick underlay (underlay is cheap and masks the flatness of cheap carpet).

    The question is whether you want to get flat "commercial grade" poly (yuck) which is basically indestructible, or a nicer mid-pile cut poly (by far the most common rental carpet). There's very little in it with price but the 'mid-pile' crushes easily.

    If it were a nice house (e.g. inner city executive) you might consider a loop pile Solution Dyed Nylon, but that's generally not popular for rentals because of the price- though it's actually more hard wearing than polypropylene and MUCH nicer.

    Don't be tempted into loop pile polypropylene, it crushes really badly really fast.

    We've got access to trade price carpet if you're in SEQ and want to compare quotes.
     
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    Hi Tom
    Great! Thanks a lot for information.
    It is nice to have quotes to compare.
    PI
     
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    I agree with everything Tom has said, deffs go with the Dyed Nylon. Also picking a "soft or thick" underlay isnt always the key. Depends on the material the underlay is made out of (recycled rubber granules is popular at the moment), as well as alot of people dont consider the acoustic element of their underlay.
    I actually know this as i work at a company that specify and sell insulation and underlay.
    Just things to think about
     
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    Every time !! Pay a bit extra, it will reward you countless times.
     
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    We've actually never really paid attention to the material underlay is made from. I've always just told them to go for the nice squashy stuff- "gold" dunlop something-a-rather. Have you got any thoughts on what product you like at the moment?
     
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    Alot of people say they didnt pay attention to the underlay until after theyve finished the job and now have to spend more money to fix an issue.
    insulation solutions
    Theres a link to some flooring underlay for all flooring.
     
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