sisal carpet costs
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smifffymoto said:
Bear in mind Sisal an absolute b
h to clean.
Many professionals will walk away from it because of how difficult it is to clean safely and properly.
This.h to clean.Many professionals will walk away from it because of how difficult it is to clean safely and properly.
We laid sisal throughput our house a few years ago.
Since then, it's been replaced in most areas. It's now confined to a couple of bedrooms and a staircase, due to problems with staining.
I can't comment on the actual cost to fit built we approached two local independent carpet shops a couple of years ago:
1) Strongly recommended against them to the extent that he didn't sell them
2) Told us that the fitter needed special training to fit them. The cost was soooo expensive that (seriously) it was cheaper for me to replace the uneven floor boards with chipboard T&G and fit parquet!
1) Strongly recommended against them to the extent that he didn't sell them
2) Told us that the fitter needed special training to fit them. The cost was soooo expensive that (seriously) it was cheaper for me to replace the uneven floor boards with chipboard T&G and fit parquet!
We almost went with sisal, then looked at the man made sisal, which is totally waterproof and stain resistant. Looks and feels like sisal, but made of polypropylene but didn't like the idea of so much plastic in our home.
Costs for fitting sisal, regardless of the type was about £40sqm going by quotes we had.
In the end we chickened out and went with a chunky wool loop.
Costs for fitting sisal, regardless of the type was about £40sqm going by quotes we had.
In the end we chickened out and went with a chunky wool loop.
Edited by James_P on Saturday 2nd November 21:09
Thanks all, got a few quotes coming in. I do quite like the rough nature of sisal, so while it’s not perfect(what is!?) I think that’s what we’ll end up with. If the cats do scratch a stair to bits, you can just have the one replaced. The slip doesn’t matter as we’ve had new bare wood stairs for a few years.
We used it throughout the upstairs of our Grade 2 old 1670 house and loved it. I loved the feel under your feet and it really suited the house. It was also brilliant at smoothing out old not very flat floors.
We didn't use it on the stairs, but at the top of the stairs it did wear over about 6 years.
We patched that and another couple of areas over time and it looked great when we sold it.
I think it's great in the right place.
We didn't use it on the stairs, but at the top of the stairs it did wear over about 6 years.
We patched that and another couple of areas over time and it looked great when we sold it.
I think it's great in the right place.
Frankychops said:
have both and a wife thats insistent we have sisal
Just been through the same hassle. Wife wanted sisal. Wife wasn't interested in facing reality. It's not very pleasant under bare foot, it's horrible to vacuum the dirt out of and permanently stains when water is spilled on it.
My tactic was to start booking lunches at the local pubs that had sisal floors and commenting how much I liked the 'old pub' look and how all the stains gave so much character. Wife changed her own mind without me saying or doing anything.
Currently in the process of doing a light refurb through my first house, little terraced cottage, and have been pricing up Sisal to replace the carpet on the stairs, landing, bedroom, and box room that I've just ripped out.
Prices seem t vary quite a lot.. There's one local place in town that everyone uses. They supply sisal (Kersaint Cobb) but push the man-made stuff more. I also got a quote from a local independent (friend of a friend) who has specific experience in fitting natural and Sisal carpets.
As you probably know, you generally need a specific underlay which needs tack-gluing to the floor, then the carpet properly glued to that. The carpet has to be laid out a day or two prior to acclimate, and then it's cut and fit.
I went in with a ballpark of the Kersaint prices online, specifically the 'mini boucle' pattern, which is around £35/m2 online. Trouble is, it's wasteful - comes in 4m / 5m rolls, and the area I need is effectively a big 'L' shape, so getting the least wasteful roll size is, with minimal or no joins, is a bit of a game of Tetris.
To clarify though, the 2 prices I got were:
Brick and mortar store: £2830 fitted (didn't specify the m2 they'd use, but £104/m2 equivalent to the below)
Independent: £1600 fitted (~£58/m2)
That's for the exact same Kersaint pattern / colour, basically the same specific underlay, adhesives, grippers, trim etc. I think the first quote was a 'we don't really want to do this' price, but they are main stockists and came out to measure and advise etc, so who knows..
The cheaper quote was based on 27.2m2, which we came to by measuring up the rooms multiple times and doing some sketches etc at the house to work out the most efficient cut / roll size.
I've still got a load to do work-wise so won't be getting flooring done until next year, but that's a rough idea of pricing (in Shropshire for reference).
Prices seem t vary quite a lot.. There's one local place in town that everyone uses. They supply sisal (Kersaint Cobb) but push the man-made stuff more. I also got a quote from a local independent (friend of a friend) who has specific experience in fitting natural and Sisal carpets.
As you probably know, you generally need a specific underlay which needs tack-gluing to the floor, then the carpet properly glued to that. The carpet has to be laid out a day or two prior to acclimate, and then it's cut and fit.
I went in with a ballpark of the Kersaint prices online, specifically the 'mini boucle' pattern, which is around £35/m2 online. Trouble is, it's wasteful - comes in 4m / 5m rolls, and the area I need is effectively a big 'L' shape, so getting the least wasteful roll size is, with minimal or no joins, is a bit of a game of Tetris.
To clarify though, the 2 prices I got were:
Brick and mortar store: £2830 fitted (didn't specify the m2 they'd use, but £104/m2 equivalent to the below)
Independent: £1600 fitted (~£58/m2)
That's for the exact same Kersaint pattern / colour, basically the same specific underlay, adhesives, grippers, trim etc. I think the first quote was a 'we don't really want to do this' price, but they are main stockists and came out to measure and advise etc, so who knows..
The cheaper quote was based on 27.2m2, which we came to by measuring up the rooms multiple times and doing some sketches etc at the house to work out the most efficient cut / roll size.
I've still got a load to do work-wise so won't be getting flooring done until next year, but that's a rough idea of pricing (in Shropshire for reference).
Large chain, £2300
Small local £2500 then down to £2200
Small fancy local place, guided at £1450.
I'm off to see the cheapest tomorrow(thought they'd be the most expensive!), they also stock pre treated stuff:
https://www.fibreflooring.com/product/sisal-easycl...
which would add about £200.
I think its slippery but pretty stairs time.
Small local £2500 then down to £2200
Small fancy local place, guided at £1450.
I'm off to see the cheapest tomorrow(thought they'd be the most expensive!), they also stock pre treated stuff:
https://www.fibreflooring.com/product/sisal-easycl...
which would add about £200.
I think its slippery but pretty stairs time.
DonkeyApple said:
Just been through the same hassle. Wife wanted sisal. Wife wasn't interested in facing reality.
It's not very pleasant under bare foot, it's horrible to vacuum the dirt out of and permanently stains when water is spilled on it.
My tactic was to start booking lunches at the local pubs that had sisal floors and commenting how much I liked the 'old pub' look and how all the stains gave so much character. Wife changed her own mind without me saying or doing anything.
This shows very good people management skills. Good influencing !It's not very pleasant under bare foot, it's horrible to vacuum the dirt out of and permanently stains when water is spilled on it.
My tactic was to start booking lunches at the local pubs that had sisal floors and commenting how much I liked the 'old pub' look and how all the stains gave so much character. Wife changed her own mind without me saying or doing anything.
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