Hard-wearing, quick to fit and available in a huge range of wood-effect finishes — laminate is the practical, budget-friendly choice for busy Smethwick homes.
Laminate has come a long way. Today's boards are tough, realistic and quick to lay, which makes them ideal for hallways, landings and family rooms that take a hammering. For a rental refresh or a whole-house update on a budget, it's hard to beat on value.
As with any floor, the base is what matters. We lift the old carpet or vinyl, check the subfloor is flat and dry, and lay a quality underlay that adds warmth, cuts noise and smooths out small imperfections. The boards are then click-fitted with the right expansion gap around the edges — the step most DIY laminate floors get wrong, which is why they lift and peak a year later.
We cut cleanly around door frames, radiator pipes and awkward corners, and finish with beading or scotia and neat thresholds between rooms. The result is a smart, seamless floor across Smethwick, Stone Cross and Great Barr — fitted properly, for a fixed price agreed up front.
Usually yes, once they are screwed down and any high spots dealt with. In the older Smethwick terraces the boards have often cupped, and laying over that without preparation is what makes a laminate creak.
Almost always, by a few millimetres. It is part of the job, not an extra, and we take them off and cut them properly rather than forcing them.
A bedroom is a day including preparation. A through-lounge is usually a day and a half. If the subfloor needs levelling compound we tell you before we start, because it has to dry.
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