Carpets, vinyl, laminate and oak from Nolton Street since 1998. Type in the room, see what we would order and what it costs fitted, then Rhian measures it properly for free.
Width and length in metres. Fitted, with underlay and VAT.
A 4.2 × 3.6 m bedroom in carpet, off a 4 m roll£625
Floors
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Two hundred carpets in the shop, from a £12 polypropylene for a rental to an 80/20 wool twist that lasts twenty years, fitted on a 10 mm underlay with new gripper and door bars. Stairs, landings and the awkward bits included.
From £37 a square metre fitted for a good mid-range twist with underlay and gripper; budget carpets from £25 fitted.
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Stone and wood-effect tiles and planks with a commercial wear layer, glued to a floor we level first, or rigid click LVT over an underlay. The floor most of our kitchens, halls and bathrooms get, and the one dogs cannot hurt.
From £56 a square metre fitted for a glued commercial-grade LVT, including levelling.
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Eight and twelve millimetre laminate at AC4, the wear grade that copes with a family, a dog and kitchen chairs, on an underlay with a damp-proof layer. Water-resistant boards for kitchens, and an acoustic underlay upstairs.
From £33 a square metre fitted for an 8 mm AC4 board with underlay; 12 mm water-resistant boards from £41.
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Engineered oak with a 3 or 4 mm top layer that can be sanded twice, solid oak where the floor allows it, and herringbone for Victorian halls. Brushed, lacquered or oiled, floated on an underlay or glued down, with the doors and thresholds finished properly.
From £75 a square metre fitted for 14 mm engineered oak with underlay.
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Cushioned vinyl in one sheet off a 4 or 5 metre roll, so there is no seam for water to find: the safest floor for a bathroom, the cheapest good floor for a utility room, and the one landlords ask for. Fitted in an hour or two.
From £26 a square metre fitted.
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Rhian or Lewis comes to the house with a laser, a moisture meter and a bag of samples, measures every room, checks the subfloor and the doors, and leaves a written quote that lists every piece we would cut. Free, and usually within three working days.
The home measure is free.
Which floor?
Carpet in a kitchen, laminate in a bathroom and lacquered oak with a Labrador are the three mistakes we are asked to fix most. The floor finder scores every floor for every room, adjusted for pets and children, and says why in a sentence.
How we work
Carpet and vinyl come off a 4 or 5 metre roll, so a room 3.6 metres wide uses a 4 metre width and you pay for the strip. The measurer shows that waste, and the quote shows it again, so the extra is never a surprise on the invoice.
A floor is only as flat as what is under it. We check boards for squeaks and concrete for damp before we quote, and if it needs ply or a levelling compound we say so on the quote, priced, rather than on the fitting day.
The shop on Nolton Street has two hundred carpets and a wall of planks, but the home measure brings the shortlist to the room, because a grey that looks warm under our lights can look cold in a north-facing lounge.
A new carpet with a thick underlay can be 15 millimetres higher than the old one. We check every door on the measure, and if one needs taking off and trimming, it is on the quote and the fitter does it on the day.
The home measure
Most floors go wrong at the measuring: the room that was not square, the door that will not close over a thicker underlay, the concrete that was damp. So Rhian or Lewis measures every job, checks the floor underneath with a moisture meter and every door for clearance, and leaves the samples you liked so you can see them in the morning and the evening. The written quote lists every piece we would cut, and it stands for sixty days.
Customers
The website said £625 for our back bedroom in the oatmeal twist, 4.2 by 3.6, off a 4 metre roll. Rhian measured, checked the door, and the quote was £625. Lewis fitted it on the Thursday and took the old one away. That never happens.
Kitchen and utility in LVT with two Labradors. They levelled the floor first, which took a morning we had not expected, and Lewis explained why. Two years on there is not a mark on it, and the dogs have tried.
Herringbone in a Victorian hall, down to the front door, with the old hardboard up and ply laid first. It looks as if it has always been there. Rhian talked us into oil rather than lacquer, and she was right.
The shop
Two hundred carpets on the rolls and stands, a wall of planks and tiles, and thirty or forty remnants that turn a small bathroom or a box room into half the price. Seven minutes from Bridgend station.
For a typical 4 by 3.6 metre bedroom in a good mid-range twist on a 10 mm underlay, about £600 fitted, because the room takes a 4 metre width off the roll. The room measurer works it out for any room and any floor.
Yes, and there is no obligation. Rhian or Lewis measures, checks the subfloor and the doors, and leaves a written quote that stands for sixty days.
Carpets and vinyl in stock are usually fitted within a week of the measure; ordered carpets, LVT and wood take one to three weeks to arrive.
Yes, for £3 a square metre, and we move the furniture and put it back for nothing. Old carpet goes to a recycler in Port Talbot.
Because carpet and sheet vinyl come off 4 and 5 metre rolls. A room 3.6 metres wide still uses a 4 metre width. The measurer shows that waste, and we look for remnants and shared cuts to bring it down.
Our fitting is guaranteed for two years: a lifted seam, a loose door bar or a clicking board is a visit within the week at no charge. The flooring carries its maker's guarantee.
Rhian or Lewis measures every room with a laser, checks the floor underneath and every door, leaves the samples with you, and writes the quote before they leave. Usually within three working days.
