Buying Wooden Flooring on the Internet

Buying Wooden Flooring on the Internet

We believe that wooden flooring, including Oak floors, Maple flooring and Walnut floors should not be purchased like a commodity e.g., like a washing machine, computer etc., and should not be bought over the internet without a full discussion on your personal requirements, sub floors and environment.

Companies who sell other manufacturers products and allow you to buy with a credit card over a secure site are not doing their job properly. There are so many pitfalls when buying and installing wooden floors that any purchase should be very carefully researched before any decision is made.

The final issue is fitting, do not go down the cheap route! We have had to go in and repair floors and reinstall floors due to inexperienced fitters and builders who do not understand how to fit a wooden floor. We use wood to make paper and we all know what happens when paper gets wet! We have had people who have had to replace a floor because, after spending thousands on a top quality floor they then employ a “cowboy” because it is cheap and end up with disasters you would not believe.

Call for free advice and make sure you know all the pitfalls before buying and installing our wooden floor. 01453 844675

We have heard some real horror stories, one example is where a builder was  appointed to fit a floor over underfloor heating, not only did he do a poor job but installed the underlay upside down with the heating having no thermostat. The client also washed the floor with a normal mop leaving a lot of water on the floor which went to the bottom of the floor but then had nowhere else to go but into the wood, this resulted in the floor expanding excessively and curling and lifting up because the reflective layer was against the floor and caused a steaming effect.  

The client ended up having to replace the whole floor costing more than £20,000.00

Please deal with professional companies and fitters to ensure a lifetime of a trouble free floor and always use the proper maintenance kits.

Do not buy on price alone, if you buy “cheap” it could end up costing you 4 times as much. The common problems with cheap floors and those fitted by cowboys or diy enthusiasts are:

• Lifting Floors
• Delaminating of the top layer on engineered boards
• Patchy wear of the finish, you may recall seeing grubby floors in shops where the lacquer has worn away
• Pitted surfaces
• Boards curling up at the edges
• Floors that have pushed brick walls out due to incorrect installation and even in some instances knocked the wall over
• Floors that balloon upwards due to not leaving a sufficient gap around the edge
• Poor surface finish so that after you have laid the floor you get dirt and water ingress
• Floors sounding hollow

These are just a few of the events that can happen in fact there are too many horror stories to mention just call us for friendly professional advice 01453 844675