Polypropene carpet for stairs and bedroom

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Were having a painter and decorator paint our hallway in a few weeks and I'm hoping to have chosen the carpet for the stairs and landing before deciding the colour scheme, but have hit a bit of a road block.

The problem is that I'd like a polypropene carpet, but we had one installed in our daughters bedroom 18 months ago and I think it already looks a bit flat compared to my bedroom carpet (very old, I think wool mix). This is making me second guess putting polypropene in the rest of the upstairs.

I'd like to avoid wool carpet because we have battled a moth infestation in a previous house, and my in-laws have wool moths (that they ignore) and I think they could bring them over again.

Can anyone recommend a polypropene carpet for a hallway / landing / bedroom that still looks good over time?

you need a crimped twist carpet to hold the shape. I think I was advised to get "heather twist" which has a somewhat mottled effect to hide marks better.

I think a tight, short, stiff pile will stand up better and will recover its shape after vacuuming.

If you feel the weight of a sample, a better carpet will have more material in it than an inexpensive one. If you bend it over your arm, a sparse pile will allow you to see the backing. Bedroom carpets are often a budget line on the grounds that they will not get much wear so it doesn't matter if they aren't very good.

You may get better service from an established independent local carpet firm than from the big chain.

I don't recall any particular brands. AFAIK any carpet maker can make a good carpet or a cheap one, depending on customer demand. I have not often bought polypropylene because my friends in the trade recommend 80/20 wool/nylon, but I can see why this would not suit your needs.

Vorverk - polypropylene carpet is gorgeous, velvety soft and totally flat. Good in our hall and stairs 5yrs on....

Thanks both of you. We got my daughters carpet from a small shop that has great reviews online so I’m a bit wary of that too, maybe I’ll try another shop.

Good tips re checking the carpet quality though. I’ll look up vorverk and heather type carpets later.

sometimes carpet ads show the weight per square metre. Not sure if this is a usual thing, but the more dense the pile, the better it will stand up.

I think most new wool carpets are pretreated against moths