A good quality underlay will provide you with luxury, comfort and also protect & prolong the life of your carpet.

It will also help your carpet to look better for longer.

Not only that, a good quality underlay will also provide excellent sound and heat insulation.

You will spend a lot of time, trouble and money selecting your new carpet so it makes sense to protect it with a good quality carpet underlay. Your underlay provides your carpet with essential support, so always buy the best underlay that your budget will allow.

We always use Cloud 9 Underlay because,
In 1998 just over 3 years since it's launch the readers of Carpet & Floorcovering Review, the UK's most respected trade journal, voted Cloud 9 the number one underlay. Simple as that!!

And now for the science bit.

Underlay acts as a "shock absorber" between your new carpet and the floor. Floors themselves have no "give" or resilience, so when you walk on a carpeted floor with no underlay all the pressure is absorbed by the carpet, rapidly accelerating its wear.

When an underlay is used it takes all the pressure, "cushioning" the wear and protecting the carpet.

This "cushioning" effect also adds an extra dimension of comfort to your carpet, giving it a really luxurious feel underfoot. In addition, an underlay provides good heat insulation and is excellent at absorbing noise.

Always use the best underlay that you can afford. A top quality underlay such as the Cloud 9 range that we use will make even the least expensive carpet feel luxurious and will make heavier quality carpets feel spectacular!

I already have an existing underlay from my old carpet , do Ineed to replace it?

We always recommend that a new carpet is fitted on a new underlay to give the maximum support and comfort (but then we would, wouldn't we!). It may however be possible to use an existing underlay if it has not been down for very long, and if it was a good quality in the first place. This is more likely to be possible in an area of lighter use and could save you money.

Many people check their old underlay by lifting a corner of their carpet and usually the underlay will look fine. However, the corners of rooms do not get a significant amount of use. Your underlay will first loose its resilience in areas of the high use, which is where you need support the most! It is therefore often a false economy to place a new carpet on an old underlay.

A good indication of the state of your underlay can be gained by testing the amount of "bounce" in your carpet in an area of heavier wear (such as a door way) and then comparing it to an area which is not used (e.g. under a coffee table or sofa). If you can feel a difference then it's time to change your underlay!