Care Home Flooring Derby

Grip without drag

The most textured safety vinyl is not always the safest choice. A heavy texture can make a walking frame catch and a wheelchair harder to push, which matters as much to a resident as slip resistance does. In lounges, bedrooms and corridors a smoother safety vinyl usually gives the better balance, with the most slip-resistant grades kept for bathrooms, wet rooms and kitchens.

Floors that are easy to clean properly

Seams are hot-welded so there is no joint for spills or fluids to soak into, and in bathrooms, sluices and kitchens the floor is coved up the wall and capped. Everything can then be cleaned with the products your home already uses. If your infection control lead has a specification, send it over and we will quote to it.

Calm, plain floors for residents living with dementia

Dementia design guidance generally recommends plain, matt floors with little pattern or sheen. Busy patterns can be read as objects on the floor, a dark threshold strip or mat can look like a step or a hole, and glare from a shiny surface can be confusing. We keep the colour consistent from room to room and finish doorways flush, so the floor reads as one level surface.

Homely where it can be

A care home is somebody's home. In lounges, dining rooms and bedrooms, a wood-effect vinyl gives a warmer, domestic look while keeping the cleanability of a commercial floor. Carpet tiles are another option in quieter rooms where spills are less likely.

Wet rooms and en-suites are usually finished in slip-resistant safety vinyl laid to a level-access shower area, with the floor coved up the walls. Where underfloor heating is wanted, we fit the vinyl over it. Getting the falls and the base right matters more here than anywhere, so we prepare the subfloor before the vinyl goes down.

We agree a room-by-room plan with you before we start, so that only one area is out of use at a time and residents can be moved for the shortest period possible. Corridors can be done in sections to keep a route open. Noisy work is kept to the times you choose, and we tell you at the quote stage how long each room needs before it can be walked on and furnished again.

The Care Quality Commission's fundamental standards require premises to be clean, suitable for their purpose and properly maintained. A worn, lifting or stained floor works against that, and replacing it is easier to plan before an inspection than after one.

Liam visits, measures each room and checks the condition of the floor underneath. He brings samples so you and your team can see them in the rooms where they will be fitted. The quote lists materials, preparation, fitting and trims line by line, and he talks it through with you in person, so you can see what each part of the cost is for.