Carpet & Flooring

‘Grand National’ crosses the line for a final time, and everyone’s a winner! This is an interesting carpet as some would call it a dense ‘engineered’ Saxony, others a ‘super’ twist: whatever the preference, it’s a monster quality with a full 60 ozs of durable and stain-resistant Xtron synthetic fibre in every square yard, deservedly rating a 10 Year Heavy Domestic Wear guarantee that includes staircases plus a no-nonsense 10 Year Stainsafe warranty against normal household spills – but do try to keep the red wine off it, please! With a Tog of just 1.6 it may be installed where under-floor heating is present*, it is anti-static and available while stocks last in both standard 4m (13’1”) and seam-saving 5 metre (16’5”) widths. There’s a great selection of heathery shades available in natural beige and brown blends, plus limited stocks of trendy greys for those quickest off the mark. Grand National bows out after a 8 year run, initially selling at a very respectable £9.85 yd², that price subsequently dropping as our sales exceeded initial expectations to £8.49 yd². Bag a bargain at our final farewell price of just £6.75 yd² (£8.07 m²)!!

*Subject to a suitably specified underlay – we recommend Tredaire ‘King’ @ £4.45 yd² (£5.32 m²)

Just before the fateful lockdown in March, we landed a scoop purchase of fabulous Associated Weavers broadloom carpet, acres of the stuff which flew out once the doors re-opened in the summer. There’s still some choice pickings in both 4 metre and seam-saving 5m ‘Stainguard Saxony Supreme’ – yes, the latter’s a full 16’5” across the width, and still available at just £3.99 yd² (£4.77 m²) against a former price of £10.49 yd² (£12.55 m²)!! Better still, we have just secured another 17,000 sq yards of principally hard-wearing twist which is available in the same two fitting-friendly widths!

There is also some 4,000 sq yds of pure gems, two magnificent ‘soft to the touch’, deep-pile Saxonies from AW’s Invictus collection. These are premium qualities, Hyperion a full 70 ozs, and Centaurus which trades a tad of that hefty pile for a touch of iVinci ‘Sparkle’ yarn that lends the carpet a striking, contemporary dimension. Both are recommended for Heavy Domestic wear, have 20 year warranties and come on a supple Fusion backing that can be laid direct to subfloors without underlay should under-floor heating be present – if it isn’t, try our superb ‘Stepfair Luxury’, a 11mm polyurethane underlay that costs just £1.99 yd² (£2.38 m²) – unbeatable! Oh, and did I forget the deal? Hyperion, £14.75 yd2 to order is just £7.99 yd² (£9.56 m²) and Centaurus, formerly £14.95 yd² to order, is now the same £7.99 yd² (£9.56 m²) while stocks last! Be sure to stake your claim!!

Returning to perennially popular twist, a finish that is both sophisticated as well as being practical and very hard-wearing, we have oodles of ‘Stainaway Twist Supreme’ that, while having an easi-clean, naturally stain-resistant pile synthetic pile, has a semi-matt finish to give it a handsome wool-like appearance …. for a fraction of the cost. With a 10 Year Warranty for Heavy Domestic Wear that includes staircases and a complementary 10 Year ‘Stainaway’ warranty against everyday spills, ‘Stainaway Twist Supreme’ comes on a mildew and rot-proof Actionback and, with a Tog rating of just 1.00, gives a little more scope than usual when selecting the underlay of your preference (if to be laid with under-floor heating). 4m and 5 metre widths, some great beiges and greys, our special order price for this enduring Associated Weavers carpet was £7.99 yd² (£9.56 m²) – buy it now for £3.99 yd² (£4.77 m²)! Bargain!!