LVT vs laminate flooring - What’s the difference?
Renovating your home or upgrading tired floors? Chances are you’ve come acrossLVT (Luxury Vinyl Tile...
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LVT Flooring Cost Guide: From Products to Installation
Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) has become one of the UK’s most popular flooring choices, and...
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Engineered wood flooring: pros and cons
Engineered wood flooring has become one of the most popular choices for homeowners looking for...
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Engineered wood vs solid wood: What's the difference?
Choosing between engineered wood and solid wood flooring can feel like a major decision. While...
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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 trillion trees in the world...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Fairy Tale Homes, Re-imagined
While at Factory Direct Flooring Ltd you can find a host of flooring solutions for...
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Sanding Wooden Floors: When and How to Sand Wood Flooring
Although it’s a beautiful type of flooring, which offers more authenticity than laminate or engineered...
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Why Do I Need To Acclimatise My Flooring?
It's natural to be excited when your brand new flooring has finally arrived on your...
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Everything You Need To Know About Floating Hardwood Flooring
Floating hardwood flooring is a quick solution to installing hardwood floors in your home and...
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5 Floor Edging Options For Your Home
Once you’ve decided on the perfect floor for your home, taking into account everything from...
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Do I Need Beading Or Skirting Boards?
Skirting and beading are both types of wooden floor edging used to fill the gap...
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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...
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Laminate Flooring Colours & Which Shades Work Best For You
Laminate flooring is a highly popular choice because it can realistically replicate the aesthetics of...
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How Do I Restore My Laminate Flooring?
Laminate flooring is such a popular home solution because it’s highly durable, replicating real wood...
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How Do I Remove Laminate Flooring?
If your laminate flooring has become a little worse for wear, or if you just...
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Which direction should I lay laminate flooring in?
Laying a new floor in your home can be a bit of a daunting task...
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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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How to Choose Laminate Flooring Colour
Laminate flooring is an extremely popular choice, thanks to the range of colours, patterns and...
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How to choose the best flooring for offices
What are the best types of flooring for offices and home offices? When outfitting your...
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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 as the day they were...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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