There are numerous types of carpet underlay available at our carpet warehouses and depending on your budget and needs is a very important part of the overall purchase.

The underlays we stock are from the 2 brand leaders in carpet underlay, they are Duralay and Treadaire and within these brands we offer a selection of qualities and types.

The most well known type of underlay is a sponge rubber underlay that comes in a variety of weights for different applications. These types of underlays perform well for comfort and offer a durable spring retention.

The newest type of underlay is PU (polyurethane) foam and is made from recycled foam offcuts. This style of underlay provides excellent comfort and feel as well as high performance levels. We offer various thickness options for greater comfort and the other major benefit with this underlay is that it can be re-cycled again after use.

We also have carpet underlay suitable for underfloor heating and contract quality underlay that is a flatter and denser underlay that offers maximum protection to the carpet but with a little less comfort underfoot.

There are many major benefits to purchasing a good quality underlay along with your new carpet, these are improved underfoot comfort, increased appearance retention of the carpet and help in reducing flattening, absorbing foot traffic and reducing wear, improved thermal insulation, increased sound insulation and help to smooth out sub-floor imperfections.

Remember the next time you purchase a new carpet the quality of the underlay you choose is as important as the quality of carpet you choose.

This style of carpet is one of the most traditional ways of making a carpet with the pile of the carpet inserted into the backing as it’s woven and then the pile cut to length, thus creating a u-shaped tuft and a velvet texture to the surface. This style of weaving locks in the tufts and creates a carpet of high durability, high wear performance as well as achieving a luxury feel to the carpet.

This style of weaving allows for intricate designs and colours to be used thus creating many classy and traditional designs, although current fashion trends tend to see plain carpet or stripe carpet as more popular options.

Three of the leading manufacturers in this style of carpeting are Brintons Carpets, Ulster Carpets and Axminster Carpets all well established U.K. manufacturers specialising  in woven axminster carpeting.