Flooring types we fit
Laminate is a hard-wearing, good-value choice for busy rooms and hallways. Engineered wood gives a real timber surface with better stability than solid boards. LVT, luxury vinyl tile, suits kitchens and bathrooms where water resistance matters. Each has its own underlay, expansion gap and fitting method, and we can talk through which suits your room.
Preparation and underlay
A good floor starts with the surface underneath. The existing floor is checked for level and soundness, loose boards are fixed down, and the right underlay goes down for the flooring type. Skipping this stage is what leads to creaks, bounce and gaps opening up later.
Where a concrete floor is slightly uneven, self-levelling compound can bring it true before laying. Timber floors may need loose boards screwed down and any proud nails punched below the surface so the new floor sits flat.
- Laminate flooring with the correct underlay
- Engineered wood flooring, floated or glued
- LVT flooring for kitchens and bathrooms
- Trims, thresholds and edging neatly finished
Door trimming and skirting
A new floor often raises the floor level, which means doors start to drag. We can trim doors to clear the new flooring as part of the same visit, which our door trimming and easing page covers in more detail.
If the old skirting has been knocked about or you want a fresh look to go with the new floor, skirting and architrave can be fitted afterwards so everything lines up neatly.
What happens on the day
Furniture is moved or worked around, the old covering is lifted where needed, and the new floor is laid with expansion gaps at the edges. Trims and thresholds are fitted at doorways, offcuts are cleared away and the room is left ready to use.
Getting a neat finish at the edges
The details around the edge are what make a floor look professionally fitted. Expansion gaps are hidden under skirting or discreet beading, thresholds between rooms are matched to the flooring, and pipes coming through the floor are cut around neatly with pipe covers where needed.
Flooring can usually be run from a hallway straight through into adjoining rooms for a continuous look, which avoids a threshold at every doorway and makes narrow spaces feel bigger. Fireplace hearths and bay windows are templated and cut carefully so the boards follow the shape without ragged gaps.
What affects the cost
The size and shape of the room, the flooring type, the condition of the floor underneath and whether doors or skirting need attention all affect the price. To get a firm quote for your rooms, request a free quote or call 07735 852901.