Chip Sengravy

I'll be selling up this year, and my carpets are for want of a better word, RANK! 3 years of trapsing in from work with mucky shoes has taken its toll. They were new when I moved in, but it is only cheapie rubbish.

I can buy a roll of cheap clart for 500 quid, say another 250/300 for fitting.

Do you reckon it make the difference to buyers?

Sonic'

Yes it does Chip, but what I did in my last house, as the carpet was still in good nick, but was a naf pattern thing, I got a hoooge off white rug from ikea for 20 quid which covered most of it, brighten up the room too

BTW you moving out of the SK area then

Buzzer says hello too

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

i would change them as you need to make the house look apealing to get top dollar !! even though carpets arent included in a sale they would make someones mind up not to buy if they looked bad !!!

Chip Sengravy

Cheers Steve, but this will need those kind of rugs that fit close up to the skirting boards

Yes, but not too far, I want a bit more greenery, and few less drunks in my area

Tell him I'm not talking to him

Sonic'

LOL, well can't you fit some cheap wooden flooring over the carpets then

as far as the drunks, just don't go out so much, then you wont have to put up with them, when you get in

He did tell me this morning you were looking at moving, and possibly out of the area, what I should have done, was started this thread for you in anticipation

Tell him yourself

Sonic'

Seriously tho, when I was looking at houses I was immediately turned off by any that had wooden flooring throughout the downstairs, I like the look of it in other peoples houses, but not something I want for myself

I was quite lucky in the house I got, as all carpets came with the house, and had only been fitted for a year, and I know they werent cheap, 6 or 7 grands worth in total, all plain good colours, all downstairs is tiled under the carpets too (why I'm not quite sure, but it was built like that)

If your moving, would it not be worth getting el cheapo foam backed carpets, and fit them yourself, if your moving it doesn't matter I would at least do the living room and possibly rugs elsewhere

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Unless they are threadbare, why not get a carpet cleaning company in, we got our downstairs done for sixty quid and they looked like new,

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

Dosent help with the carpet burns though ......

speedymonkey

Was gonna say that myself, my boss had his done (they were cream too) and they looked mint when dry, loads cheaper than having new carpets

Chip Sengravy

I hired a carpet cleaner myself fro HSS last year, it was a complete waste of money. They are too knackered for that I think.