Flooring Tips, Advice & News

Once you have chosen a new carpet for your home, you need to get it fitted Beware of offers that boast of free fitting After all, carpet fitters have homes and families too and need to eat, so they will be getting paid for fitting the carpet They don’t work for nothing! And you can be sure that flooring companies won’t be paying them out of their own pocket So take offers of free fitting with a big pinch of salt, as the cost of the fitting will have been factored in to the overall price of the carpet

When people are buying a new carpet, one of the key ways that they try to save money is by re-using the existing underlay rather than buying new However, we would always recommend that when buying a new carpet you should buy new underlay to go with it Why? Because in many ways, underlay is as important as carpet, but this is often overlooked It can actually provide huge benefits to your home, including making it much more comfortable Crucially, new underlay can extend the life of your carpet by up to 40%

In our previous article on commercial flooring we took a look at the different types of flooring available to businesses and the various pros and cons of each particular one In this blog we will take a look at the best available options for commercial flooring in offices Although picking flooring for your office can come down largely to taste, there are other elements that you should firstly consider For example, practicality, comfort, branding and durability can all play a significant role It’s also important to remember to check whether or not the flooring you are purchasing is castor chair proof, otherwise you might end up with unpleasant scratches across your floor

When choosing flooring for medical buildings such as doctors’ surgeries and hospitals it is vital to make sure that the choice of flooring is easy to clean on a frequent basis and that it is hygienic With that in mind, there are two key choices for hospitals and surgeries: vinyl sheet and safety flooring Vinyl flooring is ideal for doctors’ surgeries and hospitals because it is extremely easy to keep clean and maintain The flooring of doctors’ surgeries and hospitals has to put up with a lot – a large number of people go in and out of doctors’ surgeries to see the doctor, nurse or pick up prescriptions Stand in a hospital corridor or ward for a short period of time and you will soon realise just how many people are walking up and down

The Health and Safety Executive devotes a whole section of their website to slips and trips in the workplace and it is hardly surprising Slips and trips are the most common cause of injury at work, accounting for almost 40 per cent of all reported major injuries as well as leading to other types of serious accidents, such as falls from heights There are a number of factors which can cause slips, all of which employers need to think very carefully about These are: Footwear Environment Contamination People Cleaning Flooring Trips are mainly caused by obstructions in walkways but can also be caused by uneven floors Employers need to be aware of what the law says regarding preventing slips and trips in the workplace

Lincolnshire Flooring is delighted to have launched a new commercial and contract flooring section on our website From now on, when you visit www lincolnshireflooring co uk you will first see a screen offering you two options – flooring for your home, or commercial and contract flooring