Can’t afford to carpet my council house

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For very little money you could paint the floors, maybe with garage paint, which is made for painting concrete and should keep the dust down. I have a friend who moved into somewhere without flooring. She cut up old clothes into strips, made a very long plait, by keeping adding new strips of cloth in, then made a spiral mat, and sewed it together. They were absolutely lovely , warm underfoot, and she put them everywhere. They could cost nothing if you have old clothes you can cut up.

Have you considered those tiled carpets as they work out cheaper and very easy to install
You can get 100 square metres for around £30 and you just need a a craft knife for edges

Like any big problem, a step at a time. As others have suggested, cut offs or marketplace for one room at a time. Meanwhile, any free rugs, to give a bit of foot comfort. You will get there and good luck xx

Great news for you. Good luck for the future.

Have you a local factory outlet https://www.tofs.com/search?options%5Bunavailable_products%5D=show&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=rug as a short term. Although Wayfair or Home Bargains also do. Lots of offers on garden rugs at the moment which are good for kitchen.

I am disgusted that they leave you like this. Council homes here are lino tiled - not great but easy to mop.

We found a great carpet shop that did room sized offcuts - some as cheap as £25 too, but that does not mean you have even that sort of money.

We bought a new build which had concrete floors and remember the dust well. Those suggesting to wet mop to remove it have absolutely no idea what you’re dealing with!

We had ours done reasonably quickly but obviously didn’t do anything in the garage and every time we came back in the house the amount of dust in the house just brought in on our shoes was insane. I eventually painted it and it made such a HUGE difference.

Initially I got the ronseal one and it flaked up all over the place and was complete garbage, a complete waste of money so after that I did quite a bit of research and ended up getting this stuff. It is expensive, but it was night and day compared to the Ronseal stuff, it properly sealed the floor and got rid of the insane amount of dust. I did 2 coats because we’d picked bright blue and the colour was a bit patchy after 1 but if you went for a light colour you’d probably get away with just doing one coat and still notice a huge improvement. https://regalpaint.co.uk/floor-paint/garage-floor-paint/antislip-quick-dry-concrete-floor-paint/

Obviously bare concrete floors are never going to be overly homely, but this way at least you can get rid of the huge levels of dust and make it much more liveable in while you’re saving up for carpets/flooring.

Our church often organises help in situations like yours. Try contacting Christians Against Poverty. They don’t just deal with people who are in debt and they might be able to help you.

My bedroom. www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/5029545-my-bedroom

Does anyone remember the post where the lady showed off her beautifully newly decorated bedroom? I'm sure she worked to a tight budget, and there was a massive rug that she'd bought really cheaply on Amazon. She even put a link to the rug, as someone else asked about it.
I'll try to find the post.

I’d buy concrete floor paint or screwfix sell a multi use paint. Paint the floors a mid grey (so don’t show dirt) then pick up rugs of Facebook market place or free of you can find some on Freecycle as and when you can. The paint can be costly but a lot cheaper than carpet and it will seal the floor and get your home looking more homely quicker. Upstairs you can also paint floorboards with a different paint.

Floor paint , easy to clean not ideal but I had it for years and super easy to clean, Chuck a cheap rug on it when you can afford one

Don't know if anyone has mentioned TEMU, the online retailer. Their rugs seem to be very cheap, mostly rectangular ones like runners, but you can get a couple to lay side by side perhaps, they go up to 160 cm, to cover the middle part of floors at least, they also seem to do a lot of children's rugs too. They all seem to be under £20 even for the largest. They're probably very thin but would cut down on the dust and give you some kind of respite from the hard concrete anyway.

I'd definitely look for large rugs on gumtree or free cycle. My bf picked up some enormous ones that are a bit of an odd style but nice and big regardless

All these things have been suggested to the op.... repeatedly.

Try Payday Flooring. You can only get about 700 credit at first, but you can pay back weekly from ten quid. You have to pay fifty deposit and fitting costs up front. It's worth a look.

Could you start a crowdfunder? I know it feels painful but sure a few of us on here could chuck you a tenner!

Painted concrete looks really nice OP, could you do that?

I'm sorry you're in situation, you shouldn't be, carpet is a basic essential.
Your council should be helping if only to point you in the right direction for support!
Try these guys below, they may be able to help you look in your local area for help.

Best wishes to you both..

https://endfurniturepoverty.org/get-help-with-furniture/

Speak with a carpet fitter instead of a carpet shop. Many of them provide carpet too at a much much cheaper price. Just choose your most important rooms - living room and child's bedroom for now.

Or maybe look at painting the floor to seal it.

Are you on any free-cycle groups on facebook? Check these out! People often give away really nice stuff! If you could get a few nice carpets for the livingroom and the bedrooms that would be a good start!

OP, sorry for your dilemma. Sorry, I also haven't read all the replies, but carpet might look and feel nice and cosy, but it isn't always best. I find that it creates dust which can get into children's airways especially when the heating is on. Also while your little one is still young consider a well fitted wood look lino in the short term. That'll be much easier to keep clean too.

post in freecycle, Facebook groups and olio. You might be surprised what you get offered. Also post requests. Someone may have some off cuts of carpet or tiles or rugs they haven’t got around to advertising and you might save them a job.

I'd be tempted to lay down some cardboard as a temporary solution to dust and to insulate the floor a bit. We've done that for a few weeks when moving/decorating before.

Op you have been given lots and lots of advice I'm sure something here will work for you seems like you only want the grant though. Just do one room at a time your child's room first... you are lucky there are even grants available in your area there are no grants for carpet where I am you would only be able to get a loan which needs paying back. With all the suggestions I'm sure one will work.