Complete Floor Coverage

Our carpet kits contain pieces with bound and unbound edges.

Bound edges have been made to fit and are ‘on-show’ when in position, whereas un-bound edges are often hidden under adjacent parts. This gives a cohesive visual ‘blend’ to the carpet pieces as they pass from piece to piece without gaps between them. This enables our carpet kits to completely cover the flooring area.

Where possible, we have added additional length to our patterns along un-bound edges to give our customers more material to work with and greater flexibility when trimming. 

For instance, we have made our gearbox patterns wider so that they can be anchored in place by the adjacent floor carpets that sit either side; our sill carpets are wider than required so that front and rear floor carpets can sit neatly against the edge of the sill, and we have extended edges of our carpets that meet with our panel work so that they merge smoothly from one part of the car to another.

Not only does this oversizing allow for flexibility in fitting, it also allows for the natural movement of the carpet when the car is in use, giving an overall more secure and safe carpet installation for the driver and passengers. With our extended edges, rear floors can slip slightly from the sills, or shuffling feet can catch the edges of floor carpets, without exposing any bodywork.

‘As Original’ Leathercloth Binding

For bound edges on our Carpet and Boot/Trunk kits, we use leathercloth binding as per original specification.

Leathercloth has many qualities that make it suitable for carpet binding. With a woven cotton backing, its lack of stretch helps our carpets maintain their shape both during manufacture and once fitted in the car; it doesn’t snag; and it may sound obvious, but its overall specification means that it simply looks good and is fit for purpose.

We attach our binding to our carpets with our 1940’s Singer sewing machine. This loops the binding round the edge of the carpet, giving a neat 1cm binding finish to the surface and creating a ‘e’ style cross section construction. This is shown in more detail in the below image.

Our leathercloth binding is available in a range of 23 colours which complement our Wool, Nylon and Karvel carpet ranges.

Designed for use with Underfelt

Our carpet kits have been created to work in conjunction with our underfelt soundproofing kits.

The successful fitment of carpet is largely determined by the thickness of the underfelt below. In addition to providing heat and sound resistance, the thickness of our underfelt kits ensures that our carpet kits fit well, look good and give added comfort underfoot once installed within the car.

Whilst there are now much more sophisticated soundproofing materials available on the market that utilise modern-day sound and heat resistant technology – and we would recommend you use these should your restoration budget allow – they’re very thin and are not suitable for use with our carpet kits alone. We always recommend installing our underfelt kits on-top of any modern-day soundproofing before fitting our carpet kits.

A few more details that really make us proud of our Carpet Kits…