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Finding the right carpet fitter can feel overwhelming. Your carpet isn’t just about looks—it’s about comfort, durability, and the longevity of your investment.

Selecting the perfect flooring is more than just an aesthetic decision—it's about creating a safe, comfortable, and accessible environment for everyone.

We all want the best for our children, and when creating a fun and cosy bedroom for them, the choice of flooring is no exception.

Felt-back carpets can often appear to be great value, but are they the right choice for you and your home?

If you’re looking for a new floor but not sure if our complimentary consultation or a paid site survey is best, this article is for you!

Picking the right flooring is important. It's not just about durability and easy maintenance – it also plays a big role in keeping things safe, boosting productivity, and showing off your brand style.

Grimley Flooring partners with Children's Respite Trust to support families with disabled children, making a positive impact in the community through charitable donations and collaboration. Join us in changing lives, one floor at a time.

Simon Grimley, a seasoned pro, champions excellence as he joins NICF Council, promoting quality and client satisfaction in Grimley Flooring's commitment to flooring excellence.

A Zig-Zag Bar, or Z-Bar for short, is a carpet to hard flooring bar used where there is a height difference between the surface layer of the product and...

Yarn is the material used to produce the surface layer, or pile, of the carpet. In this week’s guide we look into yarn in more detail.

For this week we will be looking at the (e)xtras offered by Grimley Flooring that make us stand out from other flooring companies.

A woven carpet is any carpet, either made by hand or machine, that is constructed on a loom weaving the yarn in with the backing to create a strong...

Vinyl (Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC) is a versatile plastic. In flooring terms Vinyl is a hard-wearing floor covering that can come in sheet or tile form.

Choosing the right underlay can be an important decision and one that will help your new carpet perform it’s best for many years to come.

This is a manufacturing method where short pieces of yarn (tufts) are punched through the primary backing using a needle.

A smoothing compound is a thin layer applied on top of the subfloor to remove any imperfections in the finish.

A carpet runner is a piece of carpet that runs the length of an area leaving a surround of exposed flooring (usually floorboards).

This week we are looking at a few common questions that are asked on a regular basis and their answers.

When those polymers start to degrade (break down) it can result in a number of changes to the flooring.

As we moved to metric some carpet manufacturers started to use the modern equivalent of grams per square meter.

It is very convenient (or more likely a coincidence) that carpets are made from either Man-made materials or Natural materials.

LVT, or Luxury Vinyl Tile, is a premium quality product available as either a plank or a tile and a variety of design/colour options.

Sometimes known as a stretcher, this tool applies tension to a carpet allowing it to be hooked tightly onto grippers for a neat installation.

The choice of product will determine if and how many joins there might be in your new flooring.

An Inset Mat is a door mat which is recessed into your flooring so it is level.

For flooring this was used to cover a wooden subfloor prior to installing a new floor covering, although it is often not recommended these days.

Grippers, or tackless fittings, are the fixings used to install the majority of domestic carpets. Normally constructed of layers of plywood...

When it comes to carpet, we all pay attention to the ‘fluffy’ side, but what about the material on the back?

For something a bit different this week, we are moving away from carpets and taking a look at a relatively new product to the market, Engineered wood.

Following on with last week’s theme of myth busting, this week we look at another potential for carpet damage, draught soiling.

For C we enter the murky world of carpet care and bust some of those common carpet cleaning myths.

Whilst most staircases have straight edges from top to bottom, some have a rounded edge on the last step or two.

Adapt your old carpet to new spaces or add stylish accessories like door bars and stair rods for a stunning finish. Transform your room with these simple tips!