I have a question that someone may be able to shed some light on. I am about to carpet a room that previously was laminated. The previous owners clearly skirted the room after they laid the laminate as now I have removed the laminate there is a gap of a few centimetres between the floor and the bottom of the laminate.
I now wish to carpet but am unsure as to whether i should, a) carpet with underlay up to the edge of the skirting, thus leaving a vacuum underneath the skirting board; or, b) carepet underneath the skirting board with a felt-backed carpet. This would not fully fill the gap and would still leave a few millimetres between the carpet and skirting. Will this provide a place for dust and dirt to accumulate? Also how is felt-backed carpet laid- is it nailed into place? Is it therefore possible to lay this kindof carpet all the way underneath my skirting? I really don't want to lower my skirting.
Many thanks
I now wish to carpet but am unsure as to whether i should, a) carpet with underlay up to the edge of the skirting, thus leaving a vacuum underneath the skirting board; or, b) carepet underneath the skirting board with a felt-backed carpet. This would not fully fill the gap and would still leave a few millimetres between the carpet and skirting. Will this provide a place for dust and dirt to accumulate? Also how is felt-backed carpet laid- is it nailed into place? Is it therefore possible to lay this kindof carpet all the way underneath my skirting? I really don't want to lower my skirting.
Many thanks