Carpets, Lino & Flooring Questions

Fit carpet in room with marble table in?
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Is it possible to fit a carpet in a room with a marble table in. The table is very heavy and extremely difficult to move into another room. Any good solutions?

Laminate over ceramic tiles - damp proof
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Hi all, We are converting a veranda to a home office. The existing floor is ceramic tiles (in very good condition), and we will place laminate wood flooring over it. We will also place a 5mm underlayment for cushioning and thermal insulation. A point of debate is whether damp proof …

Ceramic tiles
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Ceramic tiles removed from hallway, floor made good

Recommended carpet brand for rental
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We are re-carpeting our house which we let in Sheffield. Could you recommend a brand that delivers reasonable quality at a great price? Thank you.

Decorate or carpet first?
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Do i decorate a room or fit the flooring first? Some rooms will be carpeted and others vinyl.

Laminate / Swiss Krono 7mm
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I purchased enough laminate for my house. I laid this laminate which was 7mm width in my bedroom. After finishing the room the joints between the laminate are loose? Before buying I was assured that this was suitable for pets. Also suitable for kitchens , lounges and hallways. Yet the …

Suspended Timber Floors
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Can anyone help with some advice - My contractor has installed my suspended timber floors and the work looks a nightmare - using cut pieces of ply boards and tongue and groove floor boards and packers as a base on top of concrete floor slab with an 8mm adjustable decking …

Does laying flooring include caulking the skirting?
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I've had new engineered wood flooring installed, and new skirtings put in. Some finishing details have been left undone so I want to know what is their job and what is mine? Should the flooring guys have caulked the skirting? Should they have punched the nails? Should the plasterer do …

Can I patch two pieces of short pile carpet together?
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Thank you in advance for your expert advice. My dog was sick on our landing carpet and a pro carpet cleaner was unable to remove the stains despite trying for over an hour. Luckily I have some spare carpet left over from when it was fitted last year that will …

Cost of insulation beneath cold flooring?
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We had wooden clip together flooring put in our corridor and downstairs room but it's very cold so we'd like to get insulation put in underneath. I've heard it's best to put this underneath the floor boards themselves. What kind of price would we be looking at removing flooring, removing …