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Decorate your living room to complement your flooring

The heart of any home is the living room, a haven of space that can provide rest and relaxation away from a busy lifestyle, and an important location in which to socialise and spend time with friends and family. When it comes to decor, a living room space can be adapted to provide anything from […]

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Sustainable Flooring Choices

More and more of us are becoming increasingly aware of the adverse impact our day to day choices can have on the environment. Driving the car, not recycling our waste and high gas and electricity use all contribute to an increase in CO2 emissions. Advances in education and awareness mean many people are now much more […]

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New Carpet Underlay – Is it always necessary?

According to the carpet trade magazine The Stocklists, only 50% of new carpet is sold with new underlay.  They suggest that carpet retailers should always sell new underlay with a new carpet to “make more money”. I don’t agree that everyone always needs new underlay, and would only sell a customer new underlay if it […]

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Carpet Fitter – What to Expect from a Professional

I have been a carpet fitter since I left school and I am passionate that carpet fitters should, whatever your budget, make sure that your new carpet looks as good as it possibly can for as long as possible. This is why you should invest in getting your new carpets fitted properly. However getting a […]

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Carpet Quality – Tips for Choosing the Right Carpet

Unfortunately there are no universally available “standards” for carpet hat can be used as a guide for the carpet quality and durability. However there are several things that carpet manufacturers provide that you can use as a guide to indicate the carpet quality and expected lifetime of these products. These include in order of usefulness: […]

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