Laminate, engineered wood, vinyl plank and tiled floors, laid on a subfloor that has actually been prepared. Boards screwed off, dips levelled, expansion gaps and thresholds planned, then beading and scotia finished neatly so the edges look deliberate rather than covered up.
Timber screwed back down, soft boards replaced, self levelling compound where the concrete needs it. Floors click and open at the joints because of what is underneath, not because of the boards.
Boards left in the room to acclimatise, then laid with the expansion gap the manufacturer asks for, so a hot summer does not lift the middle of the floor.
Doorways undercut, pipes and fireplaces scribed rather than filled with silicone, and the pattern set out so a thin sliver does not land against the main wall.
Scotia, beading or matching threshold bars, and the transition between two floors planned so the join looks intended.
Always, because it decides everything else. On concrete that means self levelling compound where the dips are outside tolerance, on timber it means screwing boards back down and often overboarding. Laying over an uneven subfloor gives you a floor that flexes and clicks whatever you paid for the boards.
Good laminate and vinyl plank are the pragmatic answer: they handle water, dogs and school shoes and they are cheap to replace in a few years. Engineered wood looks and feels better and can be sanded back once. Solid timber in a kitchen or bathroom is asking for trouble, and we will say so.
Sometimes, if it is flat, sound and the extra height does not cause problems at doors and thresholds. More often the old floor comes up, because covering a floor you are not sure of means the new one fails with the old one and you pay twice.
Yes, lift and disposal are part of the price. Old carpet, underlay, tiles and adhesive residue all come up and go, and the subfloor gets checked once it is exposed. If lifting it reveals damp or rot, you get told before we carry on rather than after it is covered.
Yes. Scotia against the existing skirting, or skirting taken off and refitted over the new floor where you want the cleaner look. Because the carpentry and the decorating are in house, the beading gets painted in as part of the same job.
Full and part refurbishments across East London: strip out, alterations, making good, then the finishing trades that turn a shell back into a room.
ServiceFilling, sanding, caulking and cutting in, then two coats laid on properly.
ServicePatch repairs, bonding, full skims and overboarded ceilings, plus external rendering.
ServiceOld kitchen or bathroom out, walls and floor made good, pipework and wastes reworked for the new layout, then units and sanitaryware fitted, tiled, sealed and tested.
ServiceDoors hung, skirting and architrave fitted, shelving and storage built in, fitted wardrobes, stud work and flat pack assembled properly.
ServiceLeaks traced and fixed, taps, wastes, radiators and towel rails changed, bathroom pipework reworked, then walls and floors tiled with the layout set out properly.
ServiceCurtain rails and blinds, shower beading, regrouting, filling and touching up, shelves, handles, silicone, small repairs and the ten other jobs that have been on the list since spring.
ServiceGarden maintenance and one off clearances: hedges and shrubs cut back, grass and beds tidied, jet washing, plus garage, shed, yard and flat clearances with the waste loaded and taken away.
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