Down under Underlay
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CMS Acoustics
felt is the new green underlay: ‘It is likely that
newer underlays are becoming more expensive
the underlay used in carpet installations until
-either because the raw materials they are
around 1975 would have been a traditional
made from are derived from oil or because they
felt and Anglo manufacture felt underlay from
use energy hungry ovens in the process.
recycled textiles using traditional needlepunch
‘Of course, all underlays are burdened with
production techniques.
higher distribution costs on the price of diesel
‘The product gives outstanding sound insula-
costs etc.
tion and is great on cold stone floors as the felt
‘Set against this, traditional felt uses only
is a great insulator.
a little electricity to card the fibres and then a
‘In the 1980’s other products also gained a
little more to drive the needleloom to bind the
foothold over felt for two reasons:
fibres together.
. The new underlays were easier for fitters
‘In a recent analysis by an environmental
to use as felt was thought to be hard to cut.
scientist from Ecole des Mines in France we
. They looked more modern than felt as recy-
found that our carbon footprint on a 42oz felt
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cled fibres were thought to be old fashioned.
was less than 10g/CO2 /m
2
of felt. This is a
‘In addition, during a long period in the
good proxy measure for a simple product that
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1980’s and 1990’s energy costs were low so
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these products were also cheap.
‘So felt is not only good for the environment QA Products / 01514 276000
‘Gradually, felt was used less and less in
but it is cost effective and hidden from view un-
CMS / www.cmsacoustics.co.uk
domestic installations but has always been the
der a carpet anyway. Sorry to the carpet fitters
product of choice for commercial installations-
that don’t like felt but can I suggest that with a
Novostrat / www.novostrat-insulation.com
due to its competitive price and performance.
sharp Stanley knife cutting is not really an issue!
Karndean / www.karndean.co.uk
‘Higher energy costs today mean that these
Why not give felt another try?’ Anglo / 01706 853513
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