Why You Should Keep Carpets In Your Home

At GC, we will never recommend to you a product that is not suitable for your needs, so we may recommend you have vinyl instead of carpets in certain areas, for example the kitchen and / or bathrooms / wetrooms. However, carpet really makes the majority of rooms, so, with care, that room will stay looking stunning for years!

TRUE STORY

When I moved into my house about 4 years ago, there was laminate flooring everywhere! And I do mean everywhere. After just a few months here, I was desperate to get rid of it, because:

1) it was so noisy - we heard every time the dogs wandered around at night. The constant click, click, clicking nearly drove us mad!

2) it was not at all safe to walk on. Not only did the dogs slide about everywhere, but so did we

3) it was so cold. It adsorbed no heat, and gave no warmth at all

4) it was so hard (my little'un slipped over a couple of time (like they do) and she hurt herself quite badly.) She also got friction burns too.

5) it still stains - we had cherryade stain on it after a party that could not be removed (with carpets and good layer of protector and the correct action would have meant it would all be removed)

6) WE WERE HAVING TO SWEEP UP DOG HAIR TWICE A DAY - carpet has been designed to hide dirt, so a thorough vacuum 3 times a week is ample! All you have to remember is that you will need to get your carpets cleaned regularly to keep them at peak condition, and ensure they last their full life.

7) There was not a wide choice of colours available, but with carpets there is a huge choice of colours, fibres, price range etc

8) There are several underfloor irrigularites that have been successfully covered up with carpet, but they were blatant with laminate.

9) It was getting chipped, and peeling away at the corner, despite the fact it was supposed to have a 15 year guarantee!

So, as I have personally experienced, carpets really do have many advantages over other types of flooring:

IMPORTANT - Many people think that carpets are a source of dust mites and unhealthy pollutants, and feel they have to be ripped up to have a healthy home.

For the last few years, the number of children suffering in the UK from ASTHMA and other allergies has grown (currently 40% of our 13/14-year-olds have Asthma - the highest rate in the world). The health officials have been pointing the blame at traffic pollution and only recently found it is the dust mite. As mites live mainly in your carpets – it's now the carpet that gets the blame.

Mites Do Not Feed On Carpets. - Your Carpet Helps Keep You Healthy By Filtering The Air In Your Home – KEEP IT CLEAN!!

YES...Asphalt, Bacteria, Car exhaust, Chemicals, Dirt, Dust, Earth, Food particles, Fungus, Germs, Gravel, Grease, Grime, Grit, Hair, Industrial waste, Lint, Mites, Pet stains, Pollens, Pollutants, Rock, Sand, Smoke, Soil, Soot, Tar, Tobacco smoke, Urine and Vomit may all be in your carpet, not forgetting Dust Mites, Fleas and other living creatures that hide and breed in your carpet, but carpets help keep you healthy by acting as a filter to keep pollutants away from your face and lungs.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET THEM PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED (BY GREAT CHOICE!) EVERY 12 MONTHS OR SO! Read more by clicking here...