New carpet

[Choristermum]

We have been looking for a new carpet for our hallway, stairs and landing. I had quite a bad attack after visiting a carpet showroom and have now got cold feet about having the new carpet fitted. I know - before someone tells me - hard flooring would be better, however I can't bear the noise of my teenagers stomping up two flights of wooden stairs! What I'm looking for are tips to make the whole 'new carpet experience' as asthma attack free as possible. Hints please??

[Hidden]

Hi why not just carpet the stairs then and hard floor the rest, especially your bedroom? I can't really help with the carpet issues except to say that if you made sure you washed it thoroughly when it is laid it should get rid of any chemicals in it which may affect you.

I would avoid a shag pile or any which could moult a lot. Good luck.

[Hidden]

Hi Choristermum

There's some information on our website about chemicals in new carpets sometimes triggering symptoms: asthma.org.uk/advice/trigge...

A couple of suggestions, asking the carpet showroom to air it before it's brought to your home and making sure the rooms are well ventilated before and after installation.

Hope that helps,

Dita

[Choristermum in reply to Hidden]

Great - thanks

[ChrissieMons]

I think you might have to go for a natural product, like wool, rather than the synthetics. Unfortunately, they are very expensive. However, once fitted and you've vacuumed the place a few times, the chemicals in synthetics shouldn't bother you anymore. It's the newness thing, I find.

[Choristermum in reply to ChrissieMons]

Thanks - I've chosen a 100% wool one so hopefully that will limit any problem.

[asthmatim]

Hi Choristermum , After my wife getting dust mite allergies and me now having serve asthma I would never ever have carpet in my home but if is the noise that you wish to stop the sound there are cork floors which can reduce the noise in your house. We did these and it has made a big difference to our lives. I hope that helps.

[Choristermum in reply to asthmatim]

Thanks - will bear that in mind. The current carpet doesn't seem to cause any problems - we keep it well vacuumed - I'm just concerned about having a new one.

[Pullmaney]

Thanks for the information.

[Marigioshi]

Try to ask the seller to advise you on a carpet that will be less allergic to you. There are different materials from which carpets are made. You should look up the information on the Internet, it's okay, I have a grandmother with asthma all my life. However, you will have to take all the carpets at least once a month and take them to the carpet cleaning service according to the type of this one procleaninglondon.co.uk/car.... So everything will be fine, just take control of the situation. I believe you will succeed, have a good mood. I also had a similar problem, and I decided everything, so you can do it.

[Lanizard]

You have a rather serious question. It will be really difficult for you to choose the right carpet. Perhaps, when choosing a carpet, you had a seizure due to the fact that there is too much dust in the air in those rooms. Yet such carpets are not cleaned very often there. Alternatively, you could try choosing a rug from an online store. Of course, this is not the same as walking and seeing everything yourself. But it's much safer this way. Before you could see them you could call some company to take care of the carpet cleaning. My cousin also had a similar situation. After buying the carpet, she immediately began looking for good company. She came across a good company from niftyductcleaning.com.au/ca.... And there were no problems with seizures. I think it's worth calling a carpet cleaning company on a regular basis. Then there will be a minimum of dust from these carpets in the house.