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Can’t afford to carpet my council house

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Florafloral · 03/05/2024 09:45

I have recently moved into a council house with my 5 year old after being made homeless. It’s a new build so All rooms are painted which I’m grateful for but I can’t afford to carpet it. It’s concrete flooring throughout which is impossible to keep clean, is very powdery and dusty. It’s making our clothes and furniture dusty too. I applied for a grant for flooring with the council but was turned down because my DD isn’t under 3 and we have no health conditions. Does anyone have any tips or how I can try and get cheap flooring. I’ve been quoted over £2000 for the whole house. It just seems impossible

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JudgeJ · 03/05/2024 23:41

nevertrustanyoneagain · 03/05/2024 22:07

https://www.poundland.co.uk/pep-co-home-self-adhesive-floor-tiles-30cm-x-30cm-wood-effect-pack-of-5

Could buy buy some of these and add more when you can afford too?

Be fore the OP uses stick-on tiles she will still have to seal the concrete as the dust will prevent them from sticking properly.

Midwinter91 · 03/05/2024 23:34

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CatchTheBalloon · 03/05/2024 21:58

It is said on all these types of threads and tbh someone did suggest we all send money..

OnTheBoardwalk · 03/05/2024 21:54

Bit confused about the MNHQ message, I’ve not seen OP ask for anything but advice

not quite the same but I moved into a fully newly plastered house and the dust just wouldn’t stop. Agree sealing is the quickest and cheapest option

Barney16 · 03/05/2024 21:38

Paint over the concrete to stop the dust. Then look for a big rug. My DP bought a huge rug, by mistake actually. I don't know where he got it from unfortunately, but it was very cheap and is as big as my living room, which is quite big. It looks like a regular wool carpet but actually the pattern is printed, rather than being wool.

CanUNotTry · 03/05/2024 21:24

Have a look on Facebook market place.
Last week I got brand new Lino for my kitchen for free 1 I've just got to cut it down slightly as it's slightly too wide but the length is spot on and it's perfect. Brand new as they had some left over.

Also, carpet tiles - they sell them for 20p each near me and you'd just need to clean them & glue them down

Someone was selling brand new carpet for £40 - obviously they had it left over from their own house

JudgeJ · 03/05/2024 21:17

EarthSight · 03/05/2024 20:55

Ask them about off-cuts at your local shop, especially for the smaller rooms. Some of them have good quality off-cuts at a much smaller price.

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Our previous house was almost exclusively carpeted with pieces from a carpet warehouse, they used to buy carpets that had been used in exhibitions so were pretty large, you may find places like that if you ask around your area. It was Manor Carpets in Bolton, depending where you live!

Bignanna · 03/05/2024 21:12

RogueFemale · 03/05/2024 21:04

Sorry, haven't been through the six page thread, but you can get absolutely fine synthetic, dirt cheap stuff at https://carpets4lessoxford.com/

Dirt cheap as in £6 per m2.

May not be dirt cheap for the OP !

RogueFemale · 03/05/2024 21:04

Sorry, haven't been through the six page thread, but you can get absolutely fine synthetic, dirt cheap stuff at https://carpets4lessoxford.com/

Dirt cheap as in £6 per m2.

Carpets 4 less Oxford

Carpets and flooring from leading suppliers. We cover Oxfordshire with great prices!

https://carpets4lessoxford.com

Topaz67 · 03/05/2024 21:03

I am a trustee of a charity that would be able to help but you need to live in our town and have done so for 6 months. Have you tried the local CAB as they could signpost you to chairities that might be able to help.

Luio · 03/05/2024 20:59

Seal the concrete and get rugs. You can get rugs for very little.

EarthSight · 03/05/2024 20:55

LindorDoubleChoc · 03/05/2024 19:46

I've lived in my house for 20 years this year, and never been able to afford to re-carpet it. Luckily my Mum has now died and left me some money in her will, so it will get done.

Ask them about off-cuts at your local shop, especially for the smaller rooms. Some of them have good quality off-cuts at a much smaller price.

EarthSight · 03/05/2024 20:54

Yes - sometimes local carpet places have offcuts that they sell for much cheaper. Have you asked about that? Mine were selling 70% - 100% deep wool carpets offcuts for so much less.

Nothinglefttosaynow · 03/05/2024 19:48

LindorDoubleChoc · 03/05/2024 19:44

This is one of those Mumsnet threads where I look at the OP and I look at the number of replies and wonder - why is it so disproportionate? Surely whoever suggested sealing the concrete floors had it in one?

Yet here you are adding in your unhelpful non advice.

LindorDoubleChoc · 03/05/2024 19:46

I've lived in my house for 20 years this year, and never been able to afford to re-carpet it. Luckily my Mum has now died and left me some money in her will, so it will get done.

LindorDoubleChoc · 03/05/2024 19:44

This is one of those Mumsnet threads where I look at the OP and I look at the number of replies and wonder - why is it so disproportionate? Surely whoever suggested sealing the concrete floors had it in one?

CatchTheBalloon · 03/05/2024 19:39

What about upstairs?

ThursdayTomorrow · 03/05/2024 19:38

Hi OP. We had no flooring in our house for about a year as we couldn’t afford it either. After a few weeks of regular hoovering it definitely becomes much less dusty. We had a rug in the lounge and wore slippers. Honestly you get used to it very quickly and it just starts to seem like the normal flooring.

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Florafloral · 03/05/2024 19:37

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Florafloral · 03/05/2024 19:32

This is the flooring currently throughout. None in kitchen or bathroom either so will go for vinyl option in there I think. I do want to focus on getting the living room and my DD bedroom carpet flooring sorted first so will have a look at all the ideas

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WearyAuldWumman · 03/05/2024 19:28

Florafloral · 03/05/2024 19:20

Thanks everyone for the help and advice and links, I have looked through them all and they are a great help. Had a rough year or so, so to have mine and my DDs forever home is the best feeling. Just posted on here for tips and advice, that’s all, as the floor is dusty and cold!!

I'm glad that things are looking up for you, OP.