Family run flooring · Showroom in Hove
Floors done properly, from the subfloor up.
Carpet, LVT and vinyl for homes and commercial spaces across Brighton, Hove and East Sussex. We sort out what is underneath before anything goes down, so the floor you see still looks right in ten years.
What we do
Homes and commercial spaces, finished to the same standard
The materials change from a venue to a family home. The standard does not.
Carpet
Cormar, Lusotufo and Associated Weavers, on proper underlay and fresh gripper.
Carpets →
LVT & herringbone
Luxury vinyl tiles that take kids, pets and dropped mugs, laid on a level floor.
LVT →
Commercial
Carpet tiles, safety vinyl, nosings and acoustic panelling, finished on time.
Commercial →
Subfloor prep
Damp proofing, smoothing and levelling. The part that decides how long it lasts.
Subfloor prep →What you are actually paying for
There are seven layers under this carpet. You only ever see one.
This is a house in Brighton we finished this summer. The parquet was lifting because moisture was coming up through the subfloor. Laying a carpet over that would have looked perfect on day one, and been damp and smelly within a year. So this is what went down instead.
- CarpetCormar Primo Grande. The only layer the customer ever sees.
- UnderlayWilsons GrandeWaltz 9mm, PU and memory foam, lifetime guarantee.
- GripperFresh, right round the perimeter. Never reused.
- Levelling compoundKelmore LevelMore Flex and Fibre, back up to the height of the rest of the house.
- Grip primerKelmore PrimeMore Grip, so the next layer bonds instead of sitting on top.
- Damp proof membraneKelmore One Coat DPM Fast, a two part epoxy. The moisture stops here.
- Smoothing compoundKelmore LevelMore Pro, floated across the whole floor to get it flat.
- Bare subfloorEvery bit of old parquet lifted out first.
Trusted by the Brighton Centre
A venue like that does not have you back unless you got it right first time
For two years we have been the flooring team at the Brighton Centre. Carpet tiles through the corridors, acoustic panelling in the auditorium, commercial vinyl through the toilets, nosings on every staircase, and their logo set into the floor at the VIP entrance.
I used five teams before this. To them it is more than just laying a floor, it is actually completing a project.Ian HardyBuildings Manager, the Brighton Centre
Straight answers from Steve
Watch these before you get another flooring quote
The cheap quote is the expensive one
Where nine grand of flooring actually goes
Three signs your floor has a moisture problem
The underlay nobody tells you about
The carpet for houses with kids and pets
Why you should not buy flooring off the internet
The subfloor was soaking wet and she had no idea
Why I am still on site every day
In their words
Customers who nearly went with a cheaper quote
“From that first Saturday he spent a lot of time looking, checking and lifting a bit of carpet to see what the subfloor was. Other companies were here for 30 minutes, if that.”EmmaBrighton
“The attitude, the skills, the prices. You do what you say you are going to do.”Ian HardyBuildings Manager, the Brighton Centre
“From the moment I said I wanted it, you booked me in really quickly. It looks fantastic. It is exactly what I wanted.”OllyBrighton
“They moved all the items for us, kept the areas clean at the end of the day, and were just very easy to have in the house.”DanEastbourne
Before you let anyone near your house
Five questions to ask any flooring company
Ask us all five. We want to be the last flooring company you ever need to ring, and that only works if we do it right the first time.
What are you doing to my subfloor?
If the answer is nothing, get another quote.
Which underlay, and what thickness?
A vague answer usually means cheap underlay.
Why this carpet for my house?
If they cannot tell you why, they are guessing with your money.
Who is actually laying it?
A lot of firms sell the job and sub out the fitting to whoever is free.
Can I see your showroom, or a finished job?
Anyone confident in their work will say yes straight away.
Our showroom
Stand on it before you buy it
A photo on a screen tells you nothing about how a carpet feels or wears. Come in, push your hand into it, see it next to the other options, and talk to the people who will actually fit it.
- Where
- Unit W12, Knoll Business Centre
325-327 Old Shoreham Road, Hove BN3 7GS - Open
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
- Saturday
- By appointment
Let us look at the floor before anyone quotes it
The site survey is free. Steve comes out, lifts a corner if he needs to, and tells you what is actually going on underneath. Then you get a quote with every line in it.