Hi all,
I've found so much useful information on the site over the years that it's about time I signed up and joined the fray.
We're currently renovating our house and are now at the carpeting stage. We have a master bedroom to do and the stairs and landing.
Having browsed many samples at various stores in Shropshire, we had settled on Cormar Soft Focus in Starlight colour for the bedroom (it's a light grey polypropylene carpet that's lovely and soft) and Cormar Malabar Two-Fold in Llama colour for the stairs and landing (a nice beige-ish loop carpet that is 100 per cent wool and in a weave pattern).
We'll be using Cloud 9 Cumulus 11mm underlay in the bedroom and Cloud 9 Cirrus 9mm underlay on the stairs (as advised by previous forum threads).
Since picking the carpets, we've spoken to a trio of installers who have all shed doubt. Two of them categorically state not to use a wool carpet if you value long-term durability. The thought of moths, stains, or catching the loop with the hoover is off-putting, yet while reason is telling us to skip the wool, the carpet has so much character that we're wondering if it really would be that bad an idea.
The third installer suggested that we don't go for Cormar carpets at all, claiming that they are poor quality and prone to problems.
Feel like we're back at square one, so we're hoping to get some feedback from people who've bought carpet before. Our questions are:
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Is wool carpet a bad idea on a staircase and landing? We want something hard wearing and likely to retain its appearance in the long term, plus with a bit of luck there will be kids using it in the near future.
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Does anyone have any experience of Cormar carpets - any feedback good or bad would be appreciated. Similarly, any recommendations of other well regarded brands wouldn't go amiss.
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How much is a reasonable price to pay for a good quality carpet? The ones we've chosen are around £25 per square metre from the showrooms, or about £18 per square metre if we order from an online supplier.
We're a no-shoes household and tend to keep things clean, with no pets and no smokers. The renovation has taken a long time, and now that we're nearing the end we want to make sure we make the right choices regarding carpets.
Thanks in advance for any help!