Which Carpet?..

2 years ago

Need carpet for 4 bedrooms, 2 x stairs & landing. Have kids, no pets.

Love the plush look & feel of the soft/shimmery Saxony style (eg isense) but concerned it may flatten & wear very quickly, especially on stairs & traffic zones in bedrooms.

Plus, we can only have a thin particular type of underlay as there is underfloor heating. So we can’t rely on a thick bouncy underlay to make it feel good underfoot.

The other option is a more ‘normal’ twist style, shorter pile, which I presume would be more hard wearing & forgiving. But will it feel horrible to walk on bearing in mind the thin underlay? Are there any twist piles that look/feel soft & shimmery too like a Saxony or is that a total contradiction?

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1sandyh
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2 years ago
Anyone?!
abby m
2 years ago
Don't go for a deep pile - I did for 1 room, and it flattened after a very short time, I was so annoyed. We have have a medium pile throughout other 3 bedrooms and landing, you can see all hoover marks and where people walk- so always looks like you haven't hoovered but they are nice to walk on!! We also have thin underlay cos of ufh, but still soft.
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LTS
2 years ago
Can you get some samples and try walking on them?
1sandyh
Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks Abby. So avoid the Saxony deep pile!
It’s a shame as it looks & feels so nice…
macbroom
2 years ago
I have Saxony carpets in bedrooms which are plush and soft underfoot - same colour but but one is nylon and other polypropylene. Nylon is superior and doesn’t flatten underfoot like the polypropylene, though the flattening doesn’t bother me - it still looks plush. I went for wool on stairs and landing so no flattening and still soft underfoot. It really depends on the quality of the carpet...
Martin
2 years ago
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We had some mid range polypropylene twist carpet, looked and felt great at first but after 2 years it had flattened badly in areas and looked rubbish. Ripped it out and have replaced it with a 80/10/10 wool mix (Cormar home counties). Still feels soft underfoot but shouldn't flatten as much and look good for years to come

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