With the quality and value of floorwise underlays there’s no need to compromise on proven performance and risk your reputation down the line.
When the pressure to deliver value is on, there is always a temptation to seek out products to satisfy the customer’s desire for the lowest possible installation costs. But floorwise warns this isn’t always the best strategy, particularly when those ‘affordable’ underlays compromise quality and longevity.
Recommending a good quality underlay that’s passed British Standards and which is guaranteed to perform will ensure your reputation will never be compromised. There are four British Standards that are particularly relevant to carpet underlay. If you don’t want to risk the future of your installation and keep your hard-earned reputation intact, make sure the underlay you choose has been tested and proven to meet all of these.
BS EN 14499:2015 is the minimum performance standard for carpet underlay, so every product should have been tested in accordance with it. It tells us about an underlay’s dimensional stability, how much it compresses over time and where it would be most suitable for use. BS 4790: 1987, known as the hot metal nut method, shows how an underlay reacts to fire. This test effectively defines how the underlay can impact upon the speed with which a fire spreads from the initial source of ignition.
BS 4745: 2005 looks at the thermal insulative performance and provides a tog value for underlay. A high tog value help to reduce drafts and insulates the room – floorwise underlays can achieve up to 3.5 tog.
Just because an underlay meets British Standards doesn’t mean that it’s up to the task of delivering comfort and durability over the life of the carpet. That comes down to the manufacturing quality, density and thickness of the product.
That’s why floorwise makes sure that right across its underlay range it provides accurate performance data so that they deliver on their comfort and performance promises, so you can meet the expectations of customers and minimise reputational risk. If you are looking for the most appropriate underlay for your customer which doesn’t compromise on quality, value, or your reputation, make it floorwise.
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