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Parquet Flooring for Kitchens
More and more people are asking about parquet flooring for kitchens and the best way to approach it, or indeed if it’s possible at all...
Advice Centre, Real Wood Flooring
Can Real Wood Flooring Work in Bathrooms?
Solid real wood flooring brings a touch of warmth and luxury to any room. It’s got a sophisticated look and...
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How Much is Parquet Flooring?
When you’re looking for a distinctive, eye-catching finish for your floors – something that brings a touch of luxury to your home, while still being both durable and practical – parquet style flooring provides the perfect solution. Being long-lasting, easy to clean and stunning to look at, you’d be forgiven for thinking that parquet flooring also comes with a premium...
Advice Centre, Herringbone Flooring
How to Lay Herringbone Flooring
Over the past few years, herringbone floors have made a...
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What Is Parquet Flooring? (And Why You Need It In Your Home)
Parquet flooring is traditionally a type of wood flooring made by laying wooden tiles in a pattern to create a...
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What is Vinyl Flooring?
Vinyl is a fully synthetic floor made from layers of PVC and fibreglass. These materials are easy to produce, making this type of flooring incredibly cheap – especially when compared to real wood products. Much like our premium LVT Click and LVT Glue Down floors, vinyl flooring cut from a roll is easy to install, often waterproof, and designed to...
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Herringbone Parquet 18mm Natural Oak Brushed Matt Lacquer Engineered
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What Is Laminate Flooring?
Laminate is incredibly popular type of flooring by offering the aesthetics of real wood floors without the high cost and need for skilled fitting or maintenance. Laminate allows your floor...
Advice Centre, Herringbone Flooring
Parquet Flooring Styles & Patterns: The Ultimate Guide For Your Home
Imagine stepping into a room and knowing instantly you’re somewhere special. Somewhere luxurious, with a striking look all of its...
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How we used Rhinofloor in our kitchen and bathroom renovations
After relocating to Glasgow from Cheshire back in 2018, my husband and I have been renovating our detached, blonde sandstone, period property ourselves, trying to do so in keeping with the style of the property. Although our first renovation project, in the two years that we have been here, we have completed nearly 6 rooms now, comprising of our living...
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Herringbone Parquet 18mm Barn Oak Brushed Matt Lacquer Engineered
Advice Centre, Vinyl Flooring, Vinyl Flooring Guides, LVT
How to Lay Click LVT Flooring
Click vinyl tiles have seen a large increase in demand over the last few years and now takes its place as the fastest growing flooring in the world. Not only...
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The Fictional Furnishings Quiz Answers
Given up on the Fictional Furnishings Quiz? We won't tell if you don't, but here...
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Prestige Classic 6mm Oak Light Grey Laminate Flooring 3904
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20 Interesting Facts About Wood
As one of our oldest natural resources, wood isn’t something we particularly think about often. However, the 3.04 trillion trees on the planet have kept us alive for millions of...
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How to Level a Concrete Floor
No matter what type of flooring you are about to lay in your home or...
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Dark Wood Flooring - The Benefits
Flooring isn’t something you want to change too often –...
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Fix Squeaky Floors: Why Is My Floor Squeaking & How to Stop It?
While squeaking and creaking floorboards can let you know who’s roaming about the house in the middle of the night, the constant noises of squeaky floors can become irritating very quickly. So, if your footsteps are starting sound more like a family of mice than a shuffle across a solid wood floor, it’s maybe time to fix it. What Can...
Laminate Flooring
Flooring Calculator: How Much Laminate Do You Need?
Laying laminate by yourself is a surprisingly easy task, which is why this flooring solution is so popular. If you decide to opt for the DIY job, all you need is the appropriate tools and, of course, packs of laminate flooring. But how much laminate flooring is the right amount? how to work out square metres? Read on to find...
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How to Lay Flooring on a Concrete Subfloor
As subfloors go, concrete isn’t the easiest to deal with and it can be somewhat difficult to know where to start when laying any type of flooring on concrete. However, concrete is compatible with all floors. So, whether you go for vinyl or wood, here is a handy guide to laying flooring on concrete. 1. Prepare the Subfloor This sounds...
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Prestige White Oak 8mm V-Groove Laminate Flooring 3201
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A Guide to the Best Pet Friendly Flooring for Your Home
Many of us have a four-legged friend. In fact, approximately 50% of the UK has a pet according to a recent survey. The most popular of these pets are dogs, followed by cats, rabbits and even indoor birds. While there’s no doubt our furry friends improve our lives, the same cannot be said about our flooring. Pets can leave scratches...
Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl Floor Care: How to Clean & Repair Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl flooring & Luxury Vinyl Tiles are a popular home solution due to the fact it’s quick and easy to install, it doesn’t require underlay and it can easily replicate a wood or tile effect while being a fraction of the cost. On top of this, vinyl floor care is incredibly simple, as it’s the easiest type of floor to...
Real Wood Flooring
Solid Wood Flooring Prices & The Cost of Solid Wood
As a luxurious and gorgeous choice for your home, we've examined the cost of solid wood to see if it's the right choice for you
Real Wood Flooring
How To Restore and Care For Your Solid Wood Floor
If you are wondering how to restore and care for your solid wood floor, you've come to the right place...
Real Wood Flooring
How To Lay A Solid Wood Floor
Approaching the task of laying solid wood flooring can make even the most seasoned DIY...
Laminate Flooring
Laminate Installation Guide
Laminate is such a popular flooring solution because it’s so easy to install. Although it...
Real Wood Flooring
Engineered Wood Flooring Maintenance and Repair
Engineered wood is becoming increasingly in demand as an alternative to solid wood flooring. This is probably because it cleverly consists of a real wood layer on top of a multi-ply core, which offers the authenticity of real wood but with additional durability. Not only this, but it’s also incredibly easy to maintain, which is good news for all us...
Advice Centre, Laminate Flooring
Engineered vs Laminate vs Solid Wood
If you’re looking to obtain the look of real wood in your home but can’t decide between a laminate, engineered or solid wood flooring, then we’re here to help. Read on and make an informed decision on which option is the most suitable for you and your home. But first, let's learn about the differences between these types of flooring...
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5 Floor Trends of 2019 to Transform Your Home
We’d all love to have a home that looks like...
Laminate Flooring
How To Clean Laminate Flooring
When it comes to cleaning your laminate flooring, it’s easy to become confused. While laminate is more moisture-resistant than solid wood, you still need to...
Vinyl Flooring
How To Install Vinyl Floors
We take a look at how to install vinyl flooring, from preparing the subfloor to laying the vinyl and looking after your beautiful new floor.
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How Many Trees Are There In The World?
According to research by nature.com in 2015, there are 3,040...
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Aqua Plank Shadow Grey Click Vinyl Flooring
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A Quick Guide to Choosing the Best Type of Flooring
Vinyl? Laminate? Solid Wood? LVT? How do you know what is the best type of flooring? And how can you find it without having to...
Advice Centre
How To Design A Restaurant Floor Plan To Entice Diners
The interior design and room layout of any venue are equally, if not more important as the food served or standard service in influencing customer’s...
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Living Room Layout Tricks To Maximise Your Floor Space
Sometimes we get so used to our living spaces that we don't even realise how they could be improved. The floor layout is always a tricky thing to master, especially if your home has rooms of different shapes and sizes. Take a look at this infographic to see how you can make the most of your living room without having...
Real Wood Flooring
Sanding Wooden Floors: When and How to Sand Wood Flooring
Although it’s a beautiful type of flooring, which offers more...
Advice Centre
Why Do I Need To Acclimatise My Flooring?
It's natural to be excited when your brand new flooring has finally arrived on your doorstep. After the time it...
Advice Centre
Everything You Need To Know About Floating Hardwood Flooring
Floating hardwood flooring is a quick solution to installing hardwood floors in your home and is much simpler to install than some other alternatives. If...
Accessories
5 Floor Edging Options For Your Home
Once you’ve decided on the perfect floor for your home, taking into account everything from material to colour to maintenance, it’s time to begin the process of fitting it. One...
Accessories
Do I Need Beading Or Skirting Boards?
Skirting and beading are both types of wooden floor edging...
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Everything You Need To Know About Wood Floors And Underfloor Heating
Wood floors are an ever more popular flooring option for the home, helping to make many homes look elegant and welcoming. The same can be...
Laminate Flooring
Laminate Flooring Colours & Which Shades Work Best For You
Laminate flooring is a highly popular choice because it can realistically replicate the aesthetics of real wood, but give your further variety when it comes to laminate flooring colours. For example, laminate now offers the effects of real wood, but in shades of grey, black or white. Unlike solid wood flooring which always sticks to the earthy browns. With the...
Laminate Flooring
How Do I Restore My Laminate Flooring?
Laminate flooring is such a popular home solution because it’s highly durable, replicating real wood while being resistant to moisture...
Laminate Flooring
How Do I Remove Laminate Flooring?
If your laminate flooring has become a little worse for wear, or if you just fancy a home makeover, it’s...
Advice Centre
Which Flooring Direction Should I Lay My Flooring In?
Laying a new floor in your home can be a bit of a daunting task, especially when you second-guess yourself at every turn. One of the first complications to arise is which way you should be laying the flooring in the first place. Which direction is best suited to the material of your flooring, your home itself and the actual...
Laminate Flooring
Click Laminate Flooring Or Glued? Which Is Best?
Fitting new flooring is a tedious task to tackle alone. So, it’s obvious why easy...
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Prestige Plus 12mm Arbor Grey Oak AC5 Click Laminate Flooring 3572
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How To Match Wall Colour To Your Floor
After investing in new and stylish flooring, the last thing you’ll want to do is...
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What is the Best Flooring for an Office?
When it comes to your office, flooring can help to complement your chosen look. For...
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What Is The Best Cleaner For Each Type Of Flooring?
Maintaining your floors to make sure they're as perfectly attractive...
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How To Match Your Furniture To Your Floor
When it comes to new laminate flooring, vinyl flooring or LVT, it’s difficult to know how to design around it, especially with the vast range of...
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How To Protect Any Type Of Floor
As with any type of fitting in your home, your floors can be susceptible to...
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Understanding Colour When Decorating Your Home
When it comes to interior decorating ideas, you need to take into account the colour of your floor. Whether you've opted for a...
Accessories
How To Fit Underlay
Learning how to fit underlay is crucial to obtaining the floor of your dreams, It creates the perfect finish and we show you how to install it here.
Advice Centre
How To Cut Around Radiator Pipes and Other Obstacles
We give you the know how on how to cut around radiator pipes and other awkward problems when it comes to installing your perfect flooring.
Accessories
How To Install Skirting Boards
Fitting skirting boards is the ideal way to ensure your floor has the perfect finish and we have the steps to help you achieve it
Real Wood Flooring
How To Clean Your Solid Wood Floor
We explore how to clean your solid wood floor, from preventing damage in the first place to ow to best apply a cleaning solution.
Real Wood Flooring
Why Is My Solid Wood Floor Creaking?
We take a look at the thorny issue of solid wood floor creaking, and take a look at some solutions and ways to avoid further creaking.
Laminate Flooring
Why Is My Laminate Floor Lifting?
We explore why you may be seeing your laminate floor lifting, and what you can do to prevent this from damaging your floor.
Real Wood Flooring
How to Install Engineered Wood Flooring
Flooring makes a dramatic change to your home. In this article we look at how to install engineered wood flooring for a perfect finish
Real Wood Flooring
What is the Best Solid Wood Flooring?
Flooring makes a big impression in your home which is why we've taken a look at the best solid wood flooring for you to install
Vinyl Flooring
Why You Don’t Need Underlay for Vinyl
Vinyl is an excellent choice for many homes, being easy to fit and maintain. You also don't need underlay for vinyl and we show you why.
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Solid Oak Skirtings Unfinished Reversible 120mm High EWA18
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A Guide to Different Flooring Grades
Whether you're looking at solid wood or engineered, we've got a guide to the different flooring grades to help you decide
Real Wood Flooring
What is the Best Engineered Wood Flooring?
The best engineered wood flooring isn't hard to find at Factory Direct Flooring, and we show you which ones we rate highly
Advice Centre
How to Measure A Floor
Knowing how to measure your floor is the first step to achieving a beautiful room in your home with perfectly laid flooring
Laminate Flooring
What Is The Best Laminate Flooring?
The best laminate flooring can transform your home completely which is why we've taken a look at the best on the flooring market
Laminate Flooring
The Cost of Laminate Flooring
Hard-wearing, versatile and available in a range of styles, the cost of laminate flooring is extremely budget-friendly for your home
Vinyl Flooring
The Cost of Vinyl Flooring
The durability and cost of vinyl means it is perfectly situated to stand up to heavy footfall spaces and still look brand new
Real Wood Flooring
The Cost of Engineered Wood Flooring
Flooring can be pricey but the cost of engineered wood flooring is affordable whilst being reflective of its outstanding quality