Carpet Protector

[Spare Tool]

Doing an ensuite next week in a 3 storey town house, cream carpets top to bottom so thought I'd invest in a roll of carpet protector, bought a roll off ebay £15 for 100m, seemed a god deal till it turned up today and don't seem stick to carpet..useless, any recommendations?

 

[gamma38]

I use the Topps stuff, not bad money. I think i pay £20 and it sticks like tihs backwards.

 

[Spare Tool]

I use the Topps stuff, not bad money. I think i pay £20 and it sticks like tihs backwards.

Thanks for that, think you're allowed to say ***** in here haha how many mtrs you get for £20?

 

[gamma38]

I can't remember. I think it's 50mtrs but could be wrong. For me it's all about the sticky. It does what it says on the tin, nice and thick as well. I've tried the cheaper ones, as you say not sticky, also you come back the next day and they have all come up. The topps one does last the entire job, which for me is better value.

 

[Chalker]

The roll and stroll is the best, but sometimes on thick fluffy carpets, nothing sticks.

 

[mma]

B&M have the Everbuild one, cheaper than others

 

[Spare Tool]

I can't remember. I think it's 50mtrs but could be wrong. For me it's all about the sticky. It does what it says on the tin, nice and thick as well. I've tried the cheaper ones, as you say not sticky, also you come back the next day and they have all come up. The topps one does last the entire job, which for me is better value.

Obviously you get what you pay for, already ditched my roll in the bin...£15 down the drain, I will be leaving a negative feedback :|

 

[Spare Tool]

B&M have the Everbuild one, cheaper than others

Does it stick ok, that's the main thing I rex or I'll have the washboy over down two flights of stairs

 

[mma]

Does it stick ok, that's the main thing I rex or I'll have the washboy over down two flights of stairs

It's good!

 

[dave l and l]

ask them if carpet has scotch guard or some other stain protection on it, i have had same problem before,and that was the cause the two rolls i bought would not stick, ended up buying a few polythene backed dust sheets,,

 

[White Room]

I use the Topps stuff, not bad money. I think i pay £20 and it sticks like tihs backwards.

Had a look on Topps site and they sell for £38 a roll but that is with no discount....

 

[gamma38]

£38. Bargain, I would never pay that. To be fair my local Topps are pretty good. There isn't much else around here so it's good that they do look after me.

 

[J Sid]

Check the carpet is not wool, cannot use on these type of carpet !!!

 

[Spare Tool]

Check the carpet is not wool, cannot use on these type of carpet !!!

Roll only been delivered today and tried it on our home carpet which are infact wool..maybe dig it out of the bin then

 

[lizzardtong]

Keep in mind that sometimes once you will take foil off it will leave adhesive on carpet

 

[J Sid]

Whatever happened to the good old dust sheets?

 

[Spare Tool]

Whatever happened to the good old dust sheets?

Always seem to be leaving em somewhere..

 

[White Room]

Mine get really dusty

 

[Old Mod]

Check the carpet is not wool, cannot use on these type of carpet !!!

Yep, bang on!
Wool carpets & sticky backed plastic don't mix.
If there's a glue residue left behind, use something else more sticky to get it off!
Strange but true, gaffa tape normally haha
Get a set of stair expanding bars from dave at Tradetiler and his stair runners, they're canvas and good value.
They don't care if the carpets are wool and they are reusable!
And u can't get plastic backed stair runners, health and safety nightmare!

 

[White Room]

Are they really good canvass ones not like the kak ones you buy from decorators suppliers.

 

[Old Mod]

Actually Mark, yeah they are mate, and about a fiver haha
I bought some others from elsewhere at same time and not only were they twice the price, they were half the quality!

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

I was looking at then online. Thought they would make it safer for the house owners moving up and down. Always worried they'll tip themselves over the dust sheets. So they keep the sheet in place well Marc.

 

[Old Mod]

I was looking at then online. Thought they would make it safer for the house owners moving up and down. Always worried they'll tip themselves over the dust sheets. So they keep the sheet in place well Marc.

Yes mate, with normal use of staircase, if u've got idiots running up and down all day then the sheet tends to track sideways a bit, but poles stay in place.

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Just the job then. Cheers