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Flooring Glossary
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FITTING3 min
Engineered Wood Installation Guide
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
FITTING3 min
Herringbone Installation Guide
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
FITTING3 min
LVT Installation Guide
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
TECHNICAL3 min
Subfloor Requirements
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
TECHNICAL3 min
Underfloor Heating Guide
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
TECHNICAL3 min
Moisture & Humidity Standards
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
WARRANTY3 min
Warranty Terms & Conditions
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
WARRANTY3 min
Warranty & Technical Specs
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
WARRANTY3 min
BML Fitting and Warranty
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
CARE3 min
Wood Flooring Care Guide
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
CARE3 min
Oiled Wood Care Guide
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
CARE3 min
Lacquered Wood Care Guide
A practical Homes & Floors guide built to support confident flooring choices, installation planning and long-term care.
FOR THE TRADE
Flooring for Interior Designers
Samples, finish guidance and trade pricing to help designers specify flooring with confidence and present it beautifully to clients.
FOR THE TRADE
Flooring for Contractors & Fitters
Reliable supply, bulk trade pricing and practical product support for contractors and fitters working to real project timelines.
FOR THE TRADE
Flooring for Landlords & Developers
Durable, cost-effective flooring with volume trade pricing for lettings, refurbishments and multi-unit developments.
FEATURED GUIDES
How to Choose the Right Floor for Your Home
A practical starting-point guide to choosing flooring based on room type, lifestyle, durability and maintenance needs.
FEATURED GUIDES
Engineered Wood Care Tips
A useful evergreen guide for protecting engineered wood flooring and keeping it looking its best long term.
PRODUCT COMPARISONS
Porcelain vs Ceramic Tiles – Which Is Better?
Compare durability, water resistance, installation needs and ideal room suitability before choosing.
PRODUCT COMPARISONS
SPC vs LVT – Which Is Better?
A clear comparison of comfort, stability, waterproof performance and everyday practicality.
ROOM-BY-ROOM ADVICE
Best Flooring for Kitchens
A focused room guide covering moisture resistance, easy cleaning, comfort underfoot and durability.
ROOM-BY-ROOM ADVICE
Best Flooring for Bathrooms
Compare waterproof surfaces, slip-awareness and clean design options for bathroom spaces.
ROOM-BY-ROOM ADVICE
Best Flooring for Busy Family Homes
A practical room-and-lifestyle guide focused on scratch resistance, maintenance and everyday durability.
CARE & MAINTENANCE
How to Clean Wood Flooring Properly
A practical maintenance article on daily cleaning, moisture control and avoiding common mistakes.
CARE & MAINTENANCE
How to Protect Floors from Scratches & Daily Wear
Tips on felt pads, entry protection, pet care and furniture movement to reduce visible wear.
CARE & MAINTENANCE
Humidity, Room Climate & Long-Term Floor Stability
Educate customers on expansion, contraction and the right indoor climate conditions year-round.
FEATURED
Homes & Floors Goes Racing: Our Colours on the Track
We sponsored a day at the races. Read the post-race report from jockey Paddy Bradley, riding for trainer Charlie Fellowes, and why…
COMPARISON GUIDE7 min
Engineered Wood vs Laminate: Which Should You Buy?
Engineered wood or laminate? Compare looks, lifespan, cost, underfloor heating and resale value, with an honest verdict on which floor suits which…
COST GUIDE8 min
Flooring Cost per m² UK (2026): What You Will Really Pay
Realistic 2026 UK flooring prices per square metre for laminate, LVT, engineered wood, solid oak, parquet and tiles, plus fitting costs and…
BUYING GUIDE7 min
Best Flooring for Underfloor Heating: What Works and What to Avoid
Which flooring works best over underfloor heating? Engineered wood, LVT, laminate, tiles and solid wood compared for heat output, stability and safe…
COMPARISON GUIDE6 min
LVT vs Porcelain Tiles: Kitchens & Bathrooms Compared
LVT or porcelain tiles for your kitchen or bathroom? Waterproofing, warmth, durability, fitting and cost compared, with a clear recommendation per room.
PATTERN GUIDE6 min
Herringbone vs Chevron: Patterns, Costs and Which Suits Your Room
Herringbone or chevron parquet? How the patterns differ, what each costs in materials and fitting, and which rooms each pattern flatters most.
COMPARISON GUIDE7 min
Solid Wood vs Engineered Wood Flooring: The Honest Comparison
Solid oak or engineered oak? Stability, underfloor heating, refinishing, lifespan and price compared honestly, and why most modern homes are better with…
COST GUIDE5 min
Engineered Wood Flooring Cost
What engineered oak costs to buy and to fit in the UK, what drives the price within the category, and where the…
COST GUIDE4 min
Herringbone and Parquet Flooring Cost
What herringbone and chevron cost to buy and to lay, why fitting costs more than plank flooring, and how much extra material…
COST GUIDE4 min
Laminate Flooring Cost
What laminate costs to buy and to fit, what the AC rating changes, and when it is the right economy — and…
COST GUIDE4 min
LVT and SPC Flooring Cost
What luxury vinyl costs to buy and to fit, why the wear layer matters more than the core, and where click beats…
HOW TO CHOOSE5 min
What Is SPC / Rigid Core Vinyl?
SPC, WPC and flexible LVT explained — what the core actually changes, and which one belongs in your room.
ROOM GUIDE4 min
Best Flooring for Bedrooms
What to put in a bedroom when comfort and quiet matter more than hard wearing, and where the money is better spent…
ROOM GUIDE5 min
Best Flooring for Hallways and Stairs
The hardest-working floor in the house, and the one most often specified like the rest of it. What to buy, and what…
ROOM GUIDE4 min
Best Flooring for Conservatories and Garden Rooms
A conservatory swings further in temperature and light than any room in the house. What that does to a floor, and which…
ROOM GUIDE5 min
Best Flooring for Rental Properties
Specifying a floor for a let is a different calculation: cost per tenancy, not cost per square metre. What that changes, and…
ROOM GUIDE4 min
Best Flooring for Homes with Dogs
Claws, wet paws and grip are three different problems, and most flooring advice only answers one. What actually holds up, and what…
COMPARISON4 min
LVT vs Laminate
Two floors that look alike and behave quite differently. The core is the whole difference, and it decides which rooms each one…
COMPARISON5 min
Oiled vs Lacquered Wood Flooring
Oil sits in the wood and is repaired locally; lacquer sits on it and is refinished as a whole. Two ways of…
COMPARISON4 min
Brushed vs Smooth Oak Flooring
Brushing wires out the soft grain and leaves the hard grain standing. What that does for the look, for scratches and dust,…
HOW TO CHOOSE5 min
Engineered Wood Wear Layer: 3 mm, 4 mm or 6 mm
The wear layer is the oak you walk on and sand. What 3, 4 and 6 mm mean for refinishing, for underfloor…
COMPARISON5 min
Click vs Tongue and Groove Flooring
Click floats and goes down in a day; tongue and groove is glued or fixed and stays put. Which floors use which,…
COMPARISON5 min
Wide vs Narrow Plank Flooring
From a 90 mm strip to a 228 mm plank: how board width changes the way a room reads, how a floor…
HOW TO CHOOSE5 min
Flooring Underlay: What It Does and How to Choose
An underlay levels the subfloor, holds back moisture and decides how a floor sounds and how heat gets through. How to match…
ROOM GUIDE7 min
Best Flooring for Flats and Apartments
Part E figures, the lease, and why the underlay decides: how to choose a hard floor for a flat without the neighbour…
FITTING GUIDE7 min
Laying a Floor on a New Screed
How long a new screed takes to dry, the hygrometer reading that counts as dry, the flatness classes and the heating cycle,…
HOW TO CHOOSE6 min
Bathroom Wall Panels: How Wall & Water Works
What the Berry Alloc Wall & Water panel is made of, its size and weight, what waterproof and EN 13501-1 mean on…
COST GUIDE6 min
Porcelain Tile Cost
Published UK figures for porcelain tiles supplied and fitted, what large format changes, what preparation adds, and the numbers on the tiles…
HOW TO CHOOSE6 min
Laminate AC Ratings Explained
AC1 to AC6 under EN 13329, the use classes of ISO 10874, what neither says about water, and what the AC4 boards…
FITTING GUIDE6 min
Fitting Solid Oak Flooring
The standards, the 65 % screed reading, acclimatisation, how a tongue-and-groove board is fixed, and why the range's solid oak stays off…
CARE GUIDE5 min
Cleaning and Caring for SPC and LVT Flooring
Low moisture and no pooling: the published cleaning rule for rigid vinyl, what the wear layer is, what not to use, and…
CALCULATOR5 min
Flooring Calculator: How Much to Order
Room area to boxes: the calculator uses the real pack sizes of every format in the range and the published waste figures,…
BUYING GUIDE6 min
Buying Flooring Online: Your Rights
The 14-day cancellation period, satisfactory quality and the 30-day right to reject, total price and honest reviews: the law behind buying flooring…
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Direction 01
Is Herringbone Flooring Right for Your Home?
A buying-focused article covering style impact, layout considerations, suitability and overall value.
Direction 02
Wide Plank Flooring – Is It Right for Your Home?
Understand room proportions, visual effect and practical considerations before choosing wider boards.
Direction 03
Warm Wood Tones vs Cool Grey Floors – Which Style Suits Your Home?
A buying decision guide to help customers choose the tone direction that best suits their interior.
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