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New Floors & Carpeting

  • 02-05-2019 4:22pm
    #1
    shane272
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    Hi all I am hoping someone here can give me some advice.

    We have a new build and are getting semi-solid wood downstairs and carpet on the stairs and upstairs. We had it planned so floors would go in first and carpet after as family told us all the dust from laying the floors would ruin the carpet.

    Unfortunately the wood was delayed and now there looks like there will be an overlap between the 2 fittings.

    My question is will the dust from fitting the floors ruin the carpet or would a hoover sort it out? And secondly, if we got all the flooring done in the hall area first (where the stairs is) so could then have doors shut and that area sealed off while the floor was layed in the other downstairs rooms would that prevent the carpets being ruined?

    Any help / advice would be much appreciated!

    Thanks in mill in advance :)
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  • #2
    tenbob1
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭tenbob1


    You could try a product like this. Just make sure that you remove it as soon as the flooring is down.

    https://www.affixit.co.uk/Carpet--Flooring-Tapes/Carpet-Protection-Film/?gclid=CjwKCAjwza_mBRBTEiwASDWVvhSlvGJpoeoJbEgUE1nrmUiFE3tGkgDkoPZ7VYwCMNTqK6fPGAzsxBoC6_oQAvD_BwE


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    I laid laminate after carpet, and I just gave it a hoover at the end of the day.

    Trick is to try to avoid walking the dust deep into the carpet. It'll still come out of course, but it just makes it a little more drawn out.


  • #4
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    Would you not just cut the wood outside?


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Take ages, though, in and out every five minutes.

    Just keep hoovering as you go. Don't let loads of dust build up under the floor you're laying or you'll get crunching noises when you walk on it.


  • #6
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Take ages, though, in and out every five minutes.

    Just keep hoovering as you go. Don't let loads of dust build up under the floor you're laying or you'll get crunching noises when you walk on it.

    Not really. I used to install timber floors. Used to cut outside a lot of the time.

    Mark the lengths and cut a few pieces at a time.


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  • #7
    dok_golf
    Registered Users Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭dok_golf


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    Not really. I used to install timber floors. Used to cut outside a lot of the time.

    Mark the lengths and cut a few pieces at a time.

    Wot he said.


  • #8
    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,846 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    Would you use a handsaw or a jigsaw, less dust than a chopsaw and not much slower , any of the cuts will be covered by skirting, and laminate destroys chopsaw blades


  • #9
    antiskeptic
    Registered Users Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭antiskeptic


    shane272 wrote: »
    Hi all I am hoping someone here can give me some advice.

    We have a new build and are getting semi-solid wood downstairs and carpet on the stairs and upstairs. We had it planned so floors would go in first and carpet after as family told us all the dust from laying the floors would ruin the carpet.

    Unfortunately the wood was delayed and now there looks like there will be an overlap between the 2 fittings.

    My question is will the dust from fitting the floors ruin the carpet or would a hoover sort it out? And secondly, if we got all the flooring done in the hall area first (where the stairs is) so could then have doors shut and that area sealed off while the floor was layed in the other downstairs rooms would that prevent the carpets being ruined?

    Any help / advice would be much appreciated!

    Thanks in mill in advance :)


    Get a roll of that slightly sticky, self adhesive carpet protector film. I've seen it in Chadwicks but you might have to dig around. Easy to apply and completely solves at worries you might have.


  • #10
    Fizah1410
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Fizah1410


    Nice information.


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