Floor Materials

Floor insulation is one of the key areas in saving energy. Aside from making the rooms feel warmer and more comfortable, it can mean saving £40-£50 per year. Read more

For those who are lucky enough not to have to stick to a budget, there is a wealth of choice from luxury carpets to pristine marble, glorious hardwood to natural stone. Read more

Find a reclaimed elm floor and create a beautiful interior feature that will add a rich warmth to your home, through its attractive and unusual grain. Read more

When you have a new floor laid, what do you do with the old one? One family recycled them, keeping much of the old wood within their home. Read more

When it comes to wood there is so much to choose from these days. Expert Trevor Hilditch offers his advice to those considering a wood floor. Read more

When thinking about the interior design of a holiday property there are different considerations to a main home, particularly when it comes to flooring. Read more

Reclaimed stone flooring can look stunning in a home or garden but what advice do the experts have, when it comes to choosing it. Read more

When the Randalls decided to restore an old Norfolk cottage they did not expect to find an original pamment floor hidden beneath boarding. Read more

Many Victorian houses would originally have had a tiled front path. One couple decided they wanted to try to replicate the path that would have been laid in front of their home when it was first built. Read more

It did not take long to replace the old concrete terrace with something far more interesting in reclaimed brick – it was just a case of finding materials that would look right. Read more

We spoke to the Alexander family who completely refurbished a bathroom and opted to use travertine on the walls and floor. Read more

Traditional stone flooring, with a solid base, doesn’t make it easy to have the underfloor access a commercial building requires, but a new product solves that problem. Read more

When fitting out a boat it is important to use the right materials – but vinyl could provide the solution. Read more