Measuring and Fitting
Measuring up, roll widths and joins, and what happens to the old floor before the new one goes down.
6 articles
Door Bars, Thresholds and Grippers Explained
The small parts that hold a floor down and finish its edges: what gripper does, why the join belongs under the door, and which bar suits which pair of floors.
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How to Prepare a Room Before Your Flooring Is Fitted
Clear what you can, decide about doors before the floor goes down rather than after, and make sure the fitters can reach the subfloor and park nearby.
How Long Does Flooring Take to Fit?
Most single rooms are fitted in a few hours and a typical house in a day or two. What stretches the timescale is rarely the fitting itself.
How to Measure a Room for Carpet
How to measure a room for carpet, including why you measure the widest points, what a winder adds to a staircase, and why fitters add a waste allowance.
Do You Need to Remove Old Flooring First?
Whether old carpet or laminate must come up before new flooring is fitted, what subfloor preparation involves, and who disposes of the old floor.
Will My Carpet Have a Join?
Why carpet joins happen, how 4 metre and extra wide 5 metre roll widths decide whether your room needs a seam, and where a join should be placed.