Underlay is vital for a new your new floor covering to sit properly and wear evenly

Benefits

Good Underlay will......

- Improves the feel of the carpet underfoot and helps with that 'luxury' feel
- Increase heat and sound insulation and can reduce energy costs
- Reduce pile compression and so enables a carpet to retain its appearance for longer
- Last the lifetime of the carpet
- New underlay can increase the life of your carpet by forty per cent

Remember that just as carpet may wear more in certain areas, so does the underlay. You wouldn't buy a new car with old tyres! What is more, manufacturers may not accept a complaint if old underlay has been used or worse still, no underlay has been used at all.

Remember to buy new underlay with a new carpet

Not all underlays are the same and with so many variations it is sometimes difficult to choose the right underlay. We will guide you through the differences from the wide selection available, but also helps to recommend the right underlay for the job.

Types

PU (polyurethane) foam Underlays

PU Foam Carpet Underlay is a relatively new concept in Carpet Underlay manufacture and has been extremely successful in recent years because these carpet underlays offer the ultimate levels of luxury and comfort with superb carpet wear protection and appearance retention. These carpet underlays are also Environmentally Friendly as they are mainly produced from recycled foam from the furniture industry. PU underlay is formed under pressure and heat to produce a dense, resilient yet light-weight underlay with an excellent underfoot feel. They have superior thermal resistance and excellent acoustic properties. These underlays are also recyclable after use, alleviating the problem of landfill.

Sponge Rubber Underlay

The most popular underlay, available in flat or waffle. Waffled Rubber and Flat profiled Rubber Carpet Underlay's are favoured widely in the UK by the major Carpet Retailers and are suitable for all areas in your home. Ranging in thickness and weight these luxury types of Rubber Underlay have been extremely popular over the last 30 years and are the best selling type of Carpet Underlay in Europe.

Made from a compound mix, which includes synthetic rubber, this type of underlay has a cellular structure that uses the air within to help give additional underfoot comfort. The mix and volume of sponge rubber improves the performance characteristics of these underlays.

Combination Felt & Crumb

A rubber crumb base with a felt top layer offers a good combination of protection, durability and comfort. It also allows carpet with seaming to bed into the top felt. We use Axfelt 65, a triple-layer product made from 65% pure wool fibres, bonded to a recycled rubber crumb base, providing the perfect combination underlay. Giving you the ultimate in Warmth, Luxury & Comfort, Performance and insulation. 2.2 togs

Crumb Rubber

Crumb Rubber Carpet Underlays are flat, firm and suitable for the heaviest domestic use as well as contract applications. Crumb Rubber Carpet Underlay's offer the ultimate in carpet wear protection all around the home, against furniture indentation marks and premature wear on stair nosings often associated with softer Carpet Underlay. Some are designed for use where a single or double stick installation are required. We use the following, System 10, Durafit, Heatflow Underlay, Timbermate excel.