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Matt_22
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: buying carpet |
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| where should one go (in seoul) to buy a small amount of carpet - enough to cover a living room floor? any suggestions? |
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Costco has rolled up carpets in solid and faux Persian patterns. Don't know about sizes, though, but they looked as if they'd look good in front of a sofa.
Cheaper than you'll find at E-Mart and the like.
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Matt_22
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks for the advice. if anyone knows where i can get a good-sized piece cut (10' x 15') and delivered then please let me know. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks for the advice. if anyone knows where i can get a good-sized piece cut (10' x 15') and delivered then please let me know. |
That's quite an area you're looking to cover, Matt. I don't think you're going to find anything that large at Costco or really most places I've seen, which all sell rugs like Hapki describes -- patterned, frequently garish, and while not exactly "throw rugs", they're meant to cover smaller areas than the dimensions you want. Having them "cut to order" just isn't an option. They come pre-cut in sizes most Koreans want and pre-hemmed. I don't think you'll find places selling carpeting from gigantic rolls, where all you do is pick a colour & material, they unroll your desired length, snip it off and away you go. Ain't like that.
I had carpet tiles installed twice, but unlike back home, this too was by no means a cheap alternative to buying a large carpet. |
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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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I just saw that Costco carpet you speak of. I believe it was on par with prices you'd pay at a Costco back home. Between 100,000 and 200,000, if memory serves.
Carpet at other places is just nutty expensive. Try one of those LG Home Interior places. Once you've seen one, you've seen 'em all. |
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Matt_22
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:30 am Post subject: |
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fark! that's not the response i was hoping for. i can't believe they don't have carpet and flooring stores here. then again i can, as i really haven't seen too much carpet in this country...
anyway, thanks so much for the advice guys, i appreciate it. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:10 am Post subject: |
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| Matt_22 wrote: |
fark! that's not the response i was hoping for. i can't believe they don't have carpet and flooring stores here. then again i can, as i really haven't seen too much carpet in this country...
anyway, thanks so much for the advice guys, i appreciate it. |
Lots of faux hardwood flooring... almost every Korean home has it. Cheap and prolific.
They don't use carpet because it interfers with the ondol heating.
Why would you heat the floor and then cover it with carpet and keep the heat (that is expensive to produce) out of your house? |
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