Pure and 80/20 wool carpet across SE9
Cormar Malabar, Ulster Open Spaces, Brockway Dimensions — the ranges we fit weekly across New Eltham. All woven in the UK, all with wool content high enough to actually feel the difference.
What wool carpet fitting in New Eltham actually involves
Cormar Malabar, Ulster Open Spaces, Brockway Dimensions — the ranges we fit weekly across New Eltham. All woven in the UK, all with wool content high enough to actually feel the difference.
Original pine boards over joists — same story as neighbouring Sidcup, so ply overlay before LVT is the norm.
"Brockway 80/20 on the stairs — five years in, still looks freshly fitted." — Avery Hill homeowner
- 80/20 blends for durability and warmth
- Natural flame resistance — no chemical treatment
- Feels warmer than synthetic underfoot
- Cormar, Ulster and Brockway ranges regularly fitted
New Eltham carpet — the details that matter
- New Eltham subfloor reality
Original pine boards over joists — same story as neighbouring Sidcup, so ply overlay before LVT is the norm.
- Underlay choice
8mm crumb is the usual call for New Eltham bedrooms; 10mm PU on stairs to stop bounce.
- Doorway transitions
Most 1930s bay-fronted semis doorways here need a bevelled bar rather than a Z-bar to clear the carpet next door.
In short — wool carpet in New Eltham from £32/m² fitted, using British-mill ranges over 10mm PU underlay.
Postcodes: SE9 · Routes: the A20 · Common build: 1930s bay-fronted semis.
Covering Avery Hill, Southwood, Green Lane.
Wool Carpet Fitting jobs we've finished nearby
Wool Carpet Fitting in New Eltham — common questions
Measurably — the trapped air in wool fibres insulates. A New Eltham bedroom on wool over 10mm underlay is genuinely 2–3°C warmer underfoot than the same room on synthetic.
No — wool is naturally flame-resistant. Synthetic carpets need chemical treatment to meet the same standard, which some New Eltham families would rather avoid.
Modern wool blends are moth-treated at the mill. In 20 years of SE9 fits we've had one moth issue — and that was a rug over the top, not the carpet.
For a low-traffic New Eltham main bedroom, yes — softer, warmer, more expensive. For stairs and hallways, 80/20 is the smarter spec because the nylon adds abrasion resistance.