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Best carpet for stairs and hallways: pile, back...

Stairs are the hardest-working floor in the house. Every footstep lands on the same few centimetres of each tread, feet twist on the turn, and the nosing takes the scuff...

Best carpet for stairs and hallways: pile, back...

Stairs are the hardest-working floor in the house. Every footstep lands on the same few centimetres of each tread, feet twist on the turn, and the nosing takes the scuff...

How much does carpet cost per m² in the UK? Sup...

Carpet is priced per square metre, but the number on the label is rarely what the room costs. Underlay, gripper, fitting and the waste from cutting a rectangle out of...

How much does carpet cost per m² in the UK? Sup...

Carpet is priced per square metre, but the number on the label is rarely what the room costs. Underlay, gripper, fitting and the waste from cutting a rectangle out of...

Which grey carpet? Light, mid and dark greys co...

Grey has been the most popular carpet colour in the UK for a decade, and "grey" now covers everything from near-white silver to near-black anthracite. We stock more than twenty...

Which grey carpet? Light, mid and dark greys co...

Grey has been the most popular carpet colour in the UK for a decade, and "grey" now covers everything from near-white silver to near-black anthracite. We stock more than twenty...

What colour is taupe carpet? Taupe vs beige, gr...

Taupe is the most searched-for carpet colour we sell and the one people are least sure about. It is not beige, it is not grey, and it changes more with...

What colour is taupe carpet? Taupe vs beige, gr...

Taupe is the most searched-for carpet colour we sell and the one people are least sure about. It is not beige, it is not grey, and it changes more with...

Capped vs uncapped, hollow vs solid: composite ...

Composite decking prices run from £25 a board to over £80, and the difference is almost never the colour. It is the construction: whether the board is hollow or solid,...

Capped vs uncapped, hollow vs solid: composite ...

Composite decking prices run from £25 a board to over £80, and the difference is almost never the colour. It is the construction: whether the board is hollow or solid,...

Composite decking problems: heat, algae, subfra...

Composite decking is sold as the deck you never have to think about. Mostly that is true. But there are real problems, most of them come from how it is...

Composite decking problems: heat, algae, subfra...

Composite decking is sold as the deck you never have to think about. Mostly that is true. But there are real problems, most of them come from how it is...