Hardwearing lino and vinyl flooring fitted in kitchens, bathrooms, utility rooms and hallways across Maldon, Chelmsford and East London. Sheet vinyl, cushioned lino and luxury vinyl tile all supplied and laid, over a subfloor that has been levelled first so there are no ridges telegraphing through and no lifting at the edges six months later.
Vinyl shows every lump underneath it. Ply or a levelling compound goes down first where the subfloor needs it, so the finish is flat and stays flat.
The wet rooms of the house, where a floor has to cope with spills, cleaning and constant traffic without curling at the edges.
Sheet vinyl for a seamless wet area, cushioned lino for comfort underfoot, luxury vinyl tile where you want the look of wood or stone with none of the maintenance.
Trimmed around units, pipes, thresholds and door frames, sealed where it needs to be, and the offcuts taken away with us.
In everyday use people mean the same thing, but they are two different products. True linoleum is made from linseed oil, cork and jute and is naturally hardwearing. Vinyl is a synthetic sheet or tile and is what most modern kitchen and bathroom floors actually are. Both get fitted the same way and both need a flat subfloor. Tell us the room and the budget and we will tell you which one makes more sense.
Sometimes, if what is down is flat, well stuck and sound. More often it should not, because every ridge, seam and loose tile underneath will show through within weeks. The usual answer is to lift what is there, then either lay ply or use a levelling compound. It adds a little to the price and it is the difference between a floor that looks fitted and one that looks laid over a problem.
In most domestic kitchens we can lay in a single sheet with no seam at all, which is one of the main reasons sheet vinyl suits wet rooms. Where a room is too wide for a single sheet the seam is placed somewhere out of the eye line and welded or sealed rather than just butted, so water cannot get underneath it.
Usually the same day. Adhesive needs a few hours to grab properly, so we would ask you to keep heavy traffic and appliances off it until the following morning and to avoid washing the floor for a couple of days. If we have had to level the subfloor first, that needs its own drying time and we will build it into the dates rather than rushing it.
Yes, and most kitchen jobs are exactly that. The vinyl is scribed and cut in around the units, the plinths, the pipework and the door frames. Appliances come out and go back where access allows. It takes longer than an empty room and it saves you stripping a kitchen out, so for most people it is the right trade.
It is one of the best answers for a bathroom. A single sheet with sealed edges gives you a floor with nowhere for water to get through, it is warm underfoot compared with tile and it costs a fraction of tiling. The parts that matter are the cutting in around the pan and the pedestal and sealing at the perimeter, and that is where a proper fit shows.