Author Archives: Stewart

Underfloor Heating – Underlay is Very Important

Last week I was visiting a  housing estate  for Francis Jackson Builders and noticed another carpet company taking up all the carpets in the house opposite  and putting the Cloud 9 underlay into their van.  Of course I was interested … Continue reading

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FREE carpet advice – thank you

Yesterday I received a lovely email from a customer thanking me for the free advice I gave him regarding the look of his carpet that had been recently fitted by another local company.    He said  “Your comments gave us … Continue reading

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DIY Laminate Floor Fitting – Top Tips for Professional Finish

When I first started selling laminate flooring, over 12 years ago we ran a few open days in local village halls, explaining how to fit laminate floors and some of our customers just bought the products from us and did … Continue reading

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A carpet is not just for Christmas

After a relatively quiet year, November and December have gone mad.  We are rushing around fitting new carpets in Leicester, Vinyls in Rugby and laminates in Northampton.   If you are looking for a new carpet in Rugby or vinyls … Continue reading

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How Much Does a Carpet Cost?

This is a question that I get asked all the time, but it is a really difficult questions to give an accurate answer to without knowing how much carpet you need and what kind of carpet you want to put … Continue reading

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Stretching Carpets – Looking for a Miracle

I do a lot of work for a number of home letting agents in Northampton, this work ranges from small repairs to replacements of the carpets in the whole property.  Last week I was sent an email asking me to … Continue reading

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Buying Carpets from A Supermarket?

Buying Carpets from A Supermarket? Does it make sense? Tesco are now selling carpets direct to their customers via a website, but does it make sense to buy carpets from any online retailer.  There are 4 key things to look … Continue reading

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Your New Kitchen Floor – Mind the Gap

Over the last month two customers have asked me to quote for wooden floors in their new kitchens, only to discover that the gap between the top of their washing machine and work top is too small for an engineered … Continue reading

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Asthma and Carpets

I am not a doctor, but I have suffered from Asthma all my life and worked with Carpets, Wood flooring and vinyls since I left school and all the information on the effects of carpets and it’s impact on Asthmatics … Continue reading

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How to Avoid Carpet Origami

I usually see the modern art of Carpet Origami on one of three occasions: you buy a new carpet from a shop and need to get it into the boot of your car to take it home you take up … Continue reading

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