Have you ever seen a 130 year old carpet? We just installed some last week! This style of carpet has been made by Feltex for over 130 years with the exact same design. Some things never age.  Although the fibres used in the manufacturing has changed quite a bit from the 1800’s, the style is timeless and can even look beautiful in a modern space.  Take a look at these photos from the carpet installed into a stylish real estate agency in Broadbeach:

We put a border of black carpet around the perimeter of the room to help bring this antique styled carpet to a more modern look. Its a fantastic plush carpet that will never go out of style. We think this looks great and it was fun working with a new and interesting product.

Happy Flooring!

Touda

Here’s a few tips to get your home ready for when carpet installers come:

• Furniture: Here you’ve got two options; 1. Have our installers move all of your large items or 2. Do it yourself. We suggest having our installers do the heavy lifting, it’s a few more dollars on top of the bill, but it’s one of those time where that’s worth it. Furniture will have to be fully removed out of all rooms before installation, but we’ll put it back too!
• Knick Knacks: Before all the heavy lifting takes place, all knick knacks and small items must be removed. Things like clothes in drawers, small items, electronics unplugged. Particularly anything that will make a larger item much heaver or runs the risk of falling of the top. It’s best to take care of your small items yourself.
  
• Access: On the day of arrival, make sure you’ve left clear access to your driveway or notified the building managers that tradesmen are going to be coming through. If you aren’t going to be home on that day, make sure that you’ve organised access with us beforehand.

Other than that, your job is simple! Sit back and let us do that work!

Happy Flooring!

Sara

In our minds, new carpet is magical. It can completely change the look and feel of a room or even a whole home and its always exciting to see the finished product.

When Josh was still a carpet layer, I would sometimes come with him to jobs with him (for company, I certainly wasn’t much help!) one of the best parts of the day was taking a break and laying on the newly installed carpet. For some reason it’s one of the most comfortable spots to be and time flies by. I suggest everyone take the time to do it before their furniture gets moved back in. I was curious to see if anyone else felt this way, and I couldn’t find anyone, but came across this:

I don’t think anyone could love carpet as much as this cute cat does! What do you think?

Happy flooring,

Sara

Most people aren’t aware that the Gold Coast has it’s own major carpet manufacturer in Northstate Carpets.

These guys have been around since 1970 manufacturing high quality synthetic fibre carpets right out of their factory in Molendinar.

They were the first supplier who decided to take a chance on supplying to our business and we always support them as best we can.

Northstate Carpet Mills – Molendinar

It’s important to us to buy our products local. The benefits are massive; you support jobs and industry in your area, are able to build better relationships with the company, you know and trust the product and can see how the manufacturing process takes place, and you know you’re providing the customers with a high quality product that is backed by someone close by. We feel this makes a major difference.

And it’s quality carpet from a great Gold Coast supplier.

Many of the carpet products on the market are imported from overseas companies that are sometimes made with inferior materials, but bring the cost down for suppliers and retailers. Not all products that come in are inferior, but quality control is harder and the risks with this type of manufacturing is higher.

For us, buying and selling local products is a no-brainer, everyone wins and there’s no better feeling than knowing you’ve supported local industry, provided a great carpet and made everyone happy with the choice.

Happy flooring,

Sara

We always suggest choosing a commercial rated carpet for rental properties. Whilst is it seems logical to choose a domestic rated option for a residential rental property, a commercial carpet is the better option for these situations. Rental properties tend to be at a higher risk of damage due to careless tenants and guests and therefore require a more heavy duty option for their flooring.

Commercial carpets will provide the extra protection and durability, while still looking and feeling excellent in the room. With new styles and plush underlays, commercial carpets can feel as comfortable as any domestic option and sometimes look even better. In comparison to a domestic rated option, commercial rated carpets are:

• Easy to clean
• Made to withstand wear and tear
• Coloured to hide stains
• Fire rated
• Made to higher quality standards
• Longer lasting

These are excellent benefits and will make sure that your investment in new carpet is solid and long lasting. The price for a commercial carpet is usually only $5-$10/metre more expensive than a domestic rated option, but is well worth the extra cost. These carpets will last years longer.

So, next time you?re looking to purchase new flooring for a rental property, think twice about your options and make the right choice, it will make a big difference! Check out our most popular commercial carpets for rental properties: Oxford and Harvard.

Happy flooring,

The Floorwerx Team

There’s a lot of terminology around flooring products that isn’t commonly used otherwise, sometimes we know our customers feel like they need a dictionary to keep up (theres’s an idea!). We’re always happy to help, but also want to your to be as knowledgeable as possible about what you’re buying.

One of the most important terms we think you should know is the difference between a solution dyed carpet and a pressure dyed carpet. 

Solution Dyed

Solution dyed carpets are only available with synthetic fibre carpets such as nylon, polyester or polypropylene. These types of carpets start out as a thick liquid and dye is added to the mixture before its created into fibres, so the fibres are dyed all the way through from the inside out. The best way to imagine this is a carrot:

When you cut a carrot, you see that the colour is the same all the way through, which is the same as with a solution dyed fibre. This type of dyed fibre is much more resistant to fading by sun, cleaning or from high traffic use. We generally always recommend this option with synthetic fibre carpets.

Pressure Dyed

Pressure dyed carpets are available with both synthetic and natural fibre carpets such as wool. This type of dye technique is done from the outside in, so the carpet fibre is made and the colour is put on second. We’ll stick with the vegetable theme and use a radish as an example:

Although the colour is bright red on the outside, the inside colour is white. Pressure dyed carpets are more sensitive to discolouration or fading from sunlight, harsh cleaning or heavy traffic. All wool carpets are pressure dyed, but the porousness of the wool fibre helps hold the colour better than with pressure dyed synthetic fibres.

Hope this helps when you’re looking for your next carpets!

Happy flooring,

Sara

Last week we installed new carpet at the Teranora Tavern in Teranora NSW. It was a big job, take a look at the photos:

This is only a portion of the carpet rolled out for cutting before it is installed. It took four installers to get the job done, they worked very hard!

The carpet we installed here is a commercial grade nylon carpet. It’s got a great pattern that is perfect for a place with a lively atmosphere. Plus, the colouring’s great for hiding stains, which is inevitable in a tavern. This carpet will last a long time in here, so long as flooding stays at bay, which was the original prompt to redecorate. Take a look at the finished product:

Looks great! What do you think?

Happy flooring 🙂

Sara