Derbyshire Flooring Specialists

We offer a wide range of flooring services for homes and businesses — from soft, luxurious bedroom carpets, through commercial-grade vinyl for heavy-traffic premises, to wet room safety flooring for the elderly.

With so many materials to choose from, working out the best option for your property and budget can be daunting. That's why our service is a personal one. We bring samples to your home or business, measure up, and talk through the pros and cons of each floor type based on your foot traffic, the look you want and your practical needs.

You see the samples in the same light the floor will be fitted in, and you can hold carpets and tiles against the other fixtures and fittings in the room to get the match right. Have a look at some of our work in the gallery.

As experienced flooring contractors we work in very different commercial spaces — open plan offices, foyers, commercial kitchens, boardrooms, toilets and storage rooms — each with its own floor area, foot traffic and best-suited floor. Our knowledge covers commercial vinyl, carpet tiles, rubber flooring and other types of safety flooring.

We provide honest, transparent pricing and can schedule installation around your business to keep downtime to a minimum. Recent commercial work includes carpet tiles for an insurance business, vinyl flooring for a healthcare business, and vinyl safety flooring alongside carpet tiles for a children's nursery.

As complete flooring specialists we can fully prepare the space before installation, whether it's a new build or a replacement floor. We remove the old flooring and level the subfloor using the right technique for the job, including screeding. Where entrances need it, we can also integrate door matting into the surrounding floor. Find out more about our commercial flooring service in Derby.

Vinyl Flooring

Vinyl flooring is a popular choice for both homes and commercial premises because of its durability, affordability and wide range of designs. It can mimic the look of natural materials such as wood or stone without the cost or maintenance, and it is easy to clean and resistant to stains, scratches and moisture — ideal for high-traffic areas and for homes with pets and children.

Certain vinyl floorings give a hard-wearing finish for bathrooms, kitchens and communal areas such as hallways and porches. We can advise on the grade and top finish to make sure your choice suits the room or rooms you've chosen it for, including vinyl herringbone flooring.

Rubber Flooring

Rubber flooring is versatile and durable, and its most common home is in gyms and fitness centres, where it absorbs shock and helps reduce the risk of injury during workouts. Rubber flooring is also used in commercial kitchens and restaurants because it's easy to clean and resists stains, and in infant schools and nurseries, where it gives children a safe, comfortable surface to play on.

It works in retail spaces, offices and homes too, although at home it's mainly used for fitness areas. Colours go well beyond black, so we can match your brand colours, including multi-colour layouts.

Door Matting

When choosing a door mat there's more to consider than the material and size — there's also how the mat is laid. Our speciality is integrating door matting into the surrounding floor, so the mat doesn't sit on top of the floor but becomes the floor surface at the door.

We can integrate most types of door matting, including coir mats, made from coconut fibres and known for their durability and ability to scrape dirt off shoes. We'll advise on the options based on the foot traffic and the characteristics of your entrance, whether residential or commercial.

Floor Preparation

Good floor preparation is essential for a smooth, durable surface, whatever flooring is going down. It covers removing the old flooring, cleaning and levelling the subfloor, repairing damage and cracks, and making sure moisture barriers are in place.

Done properly, it prevents uneven surfaces, adhesive failure and premature wear — the time spent on floor preparation is what gives you a long-lasting, good-looking floor.

Underfloor Heating

Underfloor heating has become increasingly popular in Derby homes. With the rise in energy prices, many homeowners have realised it can be a very efficient form of heating, with the added benefit of losing unsightly radiators and freeing up wall space for storage, shelving or artwork.

We provide a full underfloor heating installation service. Most installations need floor work both below and above the pipes or wires, and our team makes sure the floor is properly prepared before any heating is laid. Once it's in, we can install almost any type of floor on top, although thermal performance varies a great deal between floor types. We'll advise on which floors suit it best, and on whether electric or wet underfloor heating is the better option for your household and the rooms you've chosen.

Ceramic Floor Tiles

Ceramic floor tiles remain a popular choice for kitchens and bathrooms, and increasingly for the whole of the downstairs, especially on top of underfloor heating. Tiles conduct heat and then hold it once warmed, which makes the most of your underfloor heating. They're hard-wearing and stylish too.

If you already have an underfloor heating engineer on your project, we're happy to work with them on the final floor surface. Introduce us to your engineer and we'll do the rest.

LVT Flooring

Luxury vinyl flooring has grown steadily in popularity in Derby as vinyl has come a long way over the last 20 years. Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT) are the higher-end option, giving a fantastic finish that is low maintenance too.

LVT is an extremely versatile floor with a huge choice of designs and styles, including brand leader Karndean. It's perfect for creating a wood-effect floor at much less than the cost of real wood.

Laminate Flooring

Laminate is a hard-wearing floor that also looks fantastic. If you know you want laminate flooring, we'll bring a number of options to your home so you can see how each would look in the room. Our range gives good resistance to moisture and everyday wear and tear.

We have great-value laminates that look just like treated wood, and laminates designed for bathrooms with higher levels of water resistance. Laminate is pleasant to walk on barefoot, and gives you a lower-cost herringbone floor than solid wood.

Wood and Engineered Wood Flooring

Wood flooring is typically the top-end choice, giving a property a feeling of quality along with cleanliness and hygiene. Solid wood is a classic, timeless option that adds warmth and character to any space. Because we offer so many floor types, we can give impartial advice on suitability and budget.

Solid wood is durable and long-lasting but does need maintenance. It can be sanded and refinished several times, making it a long-term investment whose look can be changed with a different finish. Oak, maple, cherry and walnut are popular choices, each with its own character, and engineered wood flooring is an excellent alternative.

Solid wood comes prefinished or unfinished. Prefinished boards, as with engineered wood, arrive with a factory-applied finish ready to install; unfinished boards allow for finishing on site, which may or may not be practical for you. Get in touch to talk through the options.

Cushioned Flooring

Cushioned flooring is a general term for flooring that gives extra comfort and support underfoot. Within the trade it mostly means vinyl with additional padding built in underneath the other layers.

The main benefit is that it absorbs impact and reduces strain on feet, legs and joints, and gives a softer landing should a fall occur. It's often used in kitchens, playrooms and exercise rooms, and it can also help with insulation and noise reduction, which makes it a practical choice on upper floors in homes and commercial buildings.

Carpets

Choosing a carpet can be fun or frustrating, and it's often hard to picture how a new carpet will look in your house. Shopping online gives an indication, but few people are comfortable buying a carpet without seeing and feeling it first.

Carpet shops can help narrow down the choice, but they can't always let you take samples home to hold against your own furniture in your room's natural and artificial light. We bring a wide range of samples to you and place them around the room, so you're sure of your choice before ordering. We fit the carpet and underlay too, giving you a complete carpet supply and fit service in Derby.