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Bathroom with Tile 25/11/2015

Best Flooring For Bathrooms

We’ve had a look at what flooring is best for kitchens and dining rooms already, but bathrooms can be a little more confusing. For bathrooms you need to keep the same considerations in mind as you do elsewhere in your home e.g. durability, attractiveness and comfort. The key difference to keep in mind when choosing bathroom flooring is moisture. It’ll come as no surprise to hear that water is prevalent in bathrooms – the wrong choice of floor can therefore be an expensive mistake to make.     Tile is traditionally used... Read More

swollen flooring floors are creaking 23/07/2015
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Your Floors Are Creaking, What Do You Do?

  Your squeaky floors might help you catch your kids sneaking out after dark or your partner creeping downstairs for a midnight snack, but otherwise, they’re a bit of a pain. Folks might try and tell you that it’s your house just “settling” but this is no comfort when you’re woken in the middle of the night and are absolutely certain there’s a monster in the hallway doing a jig on the squeaky step. Typically, a squeaky floor is caused by your flooring wood trying out and shrinking. As you... Read More

Flooring For Pets Aww 30/06/2015
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Flooring For Pets – What’s The Best?

When it comes to picking your perfect floor, there’s a massive range of variables to consider. What kind of underlay do you need? What kind of subfloor do you have? What will fit with your decor? What will suit your room? What’s your budget?… The list goes on and on, and pretty soon finding that dream floor can turn into a bit of nightmare. Even when you’ve made a choice yourself, what does the rest of the family think? Maybe the kids love it, maybe your partner hates it, but... Read More

oak laminate flooring 27/04/2015
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Home Decor Ideas For Laminate Flooring

While it’s important to get your flooring in order, it’s not the be and all end all of creating a perfect room and a perfect home, despite what we might try and tell you here at Discount Flooring Depot! You’ll need to consider the rest of your room, and how best to compliment that new floor. Today we’re going to focus on laminate flooring for your bathroom and kitchen, and tips for really taking your room to the next level. First of all, when shopping for a new floor for... Read More

17/04/2015
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Why Should You Underlay Your Floor?

Floors can be a bit picky, and on top of that, no two homes are the same. This can lead to a headache when you’re trying to figure out exactly what underlay you need to get peak performance from your floor and make sure that it can withstand the hustle and bustle of daily life, especially with kids or pets thrown into the mix. You’ll need to consider the sub-floor type, whether it’s concrete, wood, or tile. Concrete flooring will require an underlay with a moisture barrier to stop moisture... Read More

white washed flooring 08/07/2013
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White Washed Flooring

The technique of white washing flooring has been around for a long time, but it has only become a popular style and design trend in recent years. It’s perfect for the ultra modern look which is perfect in the trendy apartments of young couples and city professionals. Equally, the right white washed floor can also provide a touch of rustic class to a room. Paired with blues and greens, it’s perfect for a seaside, nautical feeling vibe in your home without having to get sand in your unmentionables. How Is... Read More

Spring Cleaning 13/03/2013
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Spring Clean Checklist

With winter a not so distant memory and the promise of spring fast approaching, many homeowners choose this time of year to clear out, clean up and regenerate their home for a fresh start. The process of spring cleaning is not only great for tiding your home but should also be fun and rewarding. This can be a very therapeutic task and as the saying goes “tidy house, tidy mind”. Your Spring Clean Checklist:  Stop cleaning and vacuuming around furniture – move and clean below and behind your furniture. This... Read More

Laminate Installation Kit 22/02/2013
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Why is my Laminate Floor Lifting?

Recent advances have led to an extremely strong, durable and affordable flooring solution. It now mimics solid wood to the point that it can be hard to tell the difference between a top of the range and its solid wood cousins!  Have a look at our huge range of top notch laminate floors. But, from time to time it has been known to lift, this can happen right after the floor has been laid or even after several years of use. This can be down to incorrect installation or inadequate... Read More

How to Cut Laminate Flooring 11/01/2013
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Cutting Laminate Flooring – A Step By Step Guide

It’d be an ideal world of the amount of laminate flooring you ordered always fit your room exactly, with the correct dimensions, and the exactly right number of planks. It’d also be an ideal world if you could go through a drive thru without having to check your order to make sure they haven’t handed you three Fillet of Fish sandwiches when you only wanted a cappuccino and a muffin. Who orders Fillet of Fish sandwiches anyway? Why are they even on the menu? Anyway, we’re not in an ideal... Read More

Installing a Click System Laminate Flooring 18/12/2012
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Click System Laminate Flooring – What Is It?

Over the last 20 years, the popularity of laminate flooring has soared due to its versatile nature, affordable price and ease of installation. Laminate flooring is realistic in appearance and can be installed over all sub floors including over underfloor heating in all areas of the home. Well, except in rooms where there is high levels of moisture – such as wet rooms, bathrooms or kitchens. In these rooms, you’ll want to opt for a vinyl floor, or a hydro guard laminate. A click fit floor looks something like this... Read More