laying carpet underlay

[junglejim01]

i'm trying to calculate the most efficient way to lay my underlay. I'm presuming that can use the off cut sections to make best use of it. It'll mean more joins but is this a problem?

I ask because i've recently had a quote and having gone over the sums the company seem to have quoted for approx 30% more underlay than floor area...am i missing something?

Thanks for any advice

 

[gregers]

yeah there profit.

 

[lymmranger]

i'm trying to calculate the most efficient way to lay my underlay. I'm presuming that can use the off cut sections to make best use of it. It'll mean more joins but is this a problem?

I ask because i've recently had a quote and having gone over the sums the company seem to have quoted for approx 30% more underlay than floor area...am i missing something?

Thanks for any advice

What information are you basing your comments on?

you may be right, but based on what??????????

 

[lymmranger]

yeah there profit.

that is a completely baseless comment based on the completely incomplete information of the OP

 

[gregers]

yeah there profit.

that is a completely baseless comment based on the completely incomplete information of the OP

cor lighten up m8.

 

[junglejim01]

glad i've sparked some conversation!
I measured the total floor area and costed per m2 of underlay. However i'm led to believe that with the carpet it's best to avoid lots of joints across rooms so there can be a reasonable amount of surplus. I'm just guessing that this isn't the case with underlay but hopefully someone can offer me some advice. I may be wrong!

 

[crazydaze]

The fewer the joins the better in all aspects, but taped correctly and there should not be many issues. You will need a little more than the exact area, but 30% sounds high.