Carpet advice

[michellewp]

Hi,

A newbie BTL house owner here.

I'd like to carpet my rental house (4 bed detached) throughout, except for the bathroom and kitchen, which will be LVT.

I'm going to market the house to a family - pets welcome. 

From what I've read, a middle of the range underlay is advisable. Carpet wise I'm thinking of a berber, up to £14.99 a square meter. 

Any thoughts on a berber v twist? Is a cheaper carpet on a middling underlay a good plan, given pets will almost certainly take their toll? 

EDIT: I've been doing more reading and am now thinking maybe the whole downstairs in LVT. Does that sound like a better plan?

tia

[Julia Urquhart]

LVT is very expensive - I wouldn't do it.

Personally I'd go for a good quality underlay & a cheapish carpet in the bedrooms & stairs,  laminate in the lounge & a decent vinyl in the kitchen & bathroom.

I would say £14.99 - 16.99 is about right for carpet, my sister likes berber I prefer twist! Well laid laminate will last 20 years although if you allow pets then they may scratch laminate & urine on any flooring is going to be very damaging. Cats will pull at carpets by closed doors & shred curtains & possibly wall paper near window cills.

Pets are probably going to shorten the life of any flooring - particularly dogs - so ensure you are charging enough rent to cover replacement flooring at the end of the tenancy. You will be able to charge from the deposit for damage but if you allow pets in the first place you have to expect more wear & tear.

Good luck!

[Darren McNeill]

On 2/16/2023 at 9:18 PM, michellewp said:

 

From what I've read, a middle of the range underlay is advisable. Carpet wise I'm thinking of a berber, up to £14.99 a square meter. 

Any thoughts on a berber v twist? Is a cheaper carpet on a middling underlay a good plan, given pets will almost certainly take their toll? 

EDIT: I've been doing more reading and am now thinking maybe the whole downstairs in LVT. Does that sound like a better plan?

 

Now, despite the fact that I have renovated over 180 houses I never know the names of the carpets! lol.  When I am flipping a house, I use the "fluffy ones," and when its a rental I use "rental carpet."  My fitters know what I mean, lol.

I definitely second using a good quality underlay.  I always use 12mm minimum as this can give the feel of a more expensive carpet for a fraction of the price.  For a rental I would never use anything that isn't hard-wearing or cant be cleaned well.  Anything "fluffy" gets worn down and the moment a tenant moves out and furniture is removed you can see where it has been and then the carpet looks stupid.  You may find something like laminate is better for downstairs - I suppose it all depends on the value of the property and what the rental price is that you are looking for?

 

Darren

 

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[Nick Smith]

I always go for laminate in kitchens, entrance halls and bathrooms, mid range hard wearing carpet with decent underlay everywhere else. Usually go for a twist that wont flatten too easily and a mid grey colour that won't easily show any staining.