By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 14 May 2021 11:01:29 +0000

While of course appreciating that this post is in the form of an advertisement for particular brands of carpeting and new technology, I’m concerned that they are being advocated ‘regardless of use, purpose or location’.
It would be very interesting to see a post about the huge benefits of ‘breathable’ floor coverings as well – not only good for the environment and our health, but importantly also for the long life of our houses. A truly breathable flooring will allow damp and moisture in the air to flow through the house, and not become trapped beneath the carpeting, where it can cause great damage to old floors, and encourage woodworm and more. I know this from recent experience, having moved into a house where exactly this had happened over many decades, and even after taking up all the carpeting and rubber underlay, it has taken over a year for everywhere to dry out, and the very beautiful old floorboards to be restored, and the terrible smell to disappear from all the rooms.
So personally I’m a huge advocate of keeping an old house, built in a traditional way, as breathable as it was intended to be when it was first built. There are many posts online about the huge benefits of using traditional, eco-friendly building materials, not only for repairs and restoration of old properties, but in new-builds too. And maybe the same goes for carpets too?

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