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What's a riser? And where is the nose?! Follow our simple 10 step guide to learn how to accurately measure your stairs.

A step-by-step guide to fitting your stair runner, including the tools you’ll need and even how to fit a stair runner on curved stairs.

Tape measures at the ready! Our helpful guide will teach you how to measure your room like a pro.

Want new carpet, but not sure if you can afford it? Check out our breakdown of carpet fitting costs and average carpet costs per square metre in the UK.

Planning on fitting your own carpet? Our handy guide will tell you everything you need to remember when laying your new carpet!

Fancy some shiny new laminate flooring? Discover how much one room costs as well as the typical fitting costs involved.

Wondering if you have what it takes to fit your own laminate flooring? We believe in you – and our step-by-step guide to laying laminate flooring does too.

Which direction you lay your laminate can totally transform how your room looks and feels. We'll help you choose the right one for your space.

Want to reduce heat loss at home? Discover the best types of insulation for flooring to help keep your home warm this winter with our insulation guide.

Planning on fitting vinyl flooring yourself? Our handy guide will tell you everything you need to remember (and avoid!) when laying sheet vinyl.

If your kitchen or bathroom tiles are looking a bit tired or outdated, vinyl is an affordable and quick way to update a room. But do you need to remove your old tiles first?

Learn how to lay vinyl click flooring properly in our step-by-step guide with lots of guidance and Tapi top tips.

Discover the tools you'll need to install your Karndean flooring, how to prepare your subfloor, and a step-by-step fitting guide.

This step-by-step guide to fitting LVT flooring has everything you need to fit your own luxury vinyl tiles and get perfect flooring every time.

Considering buying vinyl or LVT flooring for your home? We share all the costs you'll need to account for so you can plan your flooring reno budget.

Considering buying Karndean flooring? Discover all the cost factors you'll need to consider, as well as the price of the flooring and installation.

Find out how much splashing and moisture luxury vinyl and vinyl can handle.

Fitting engineered wood flooring is a pretty tricky task, even for DIY experts, but our guide can help.

Read our guide to laying herringbone flooring, and all the steps required to ensure you get your herringbone flooring perfect every time.

Are you looking for more information on how to fit your own underlay? This step-by-step guide has all the answers you’re looking for.

Need to lay your own laminate flooring? Avoid installation blunders and learn how to lay laminate flooring like a pro with expert tips and troubleshooting advice.

Mind the gap! Check out our guide on how to fix gaps in your laminate flooring, as well as several prevention tips.

Wondering how to get scratches out of laminate flooring without replacing the whole lot? Read our definitive guide to repairing scratches on laminate.

Is your laminate flooring lifting at the edges? Or perhaps it's lifting in the middle? Check out our guide on how to fix lifting laminate flooring issues.

Wondering how to get bubbles out of laminate? Our guide to laminate floor bubbling talks through all the issues and ways to fix bubbles in laminate flooring.

We'll discuss our top tips to prevent your laminate floor from feeling bouncy in the first place, so it doesn’t turn into a troublesome trampoline.

Wondering “why does my laminate floor feel spongy?” - we’ve got the all-encompassing guide you need to figure out what the problem is and how to fix it asap!

Trying to find an easy guide to removing laminate flooring without all sorts of complicated steps? This is the best step-by-step guide you’ll find online!

When it comes to fitting laminate boards, there are certain precautions it’s important to take. Find out more about how to acclimatise your laminate flooring in our guide.

If you’re having the flooring in your home replaced, then you may not be sure of what steps to take to make sure your room is ready for new flooring coming in – our guide has all the steps you need to take to prepare your room for new flooring.

Find the best way to remove old carpet on your stairs and flooring.

Find out how to properly dispose or recycle old carpet responsibly with our handy guide.

Find out all our tips and tricks on how to fix a squeaky floor in this helpful guide, from humidifiers to powdered graphite.

If your carpet is looking a little worse for wear, there are plenty of small fixes you can do yourself. Learn how to repair carpet and patch up damage.

Want to know when the best time is to replace your flooring? We’ve got all the information you need about when to replace a floor in this guide.

From sanding, staining, and varnishing, discover the different ways you can refinish your engineered wood flooring, and tips on how to best do so, here.

Check if your subfloors are in great condition or could potentially need replacing or improving with our guide to a good subfloor.

Discover how to install commercial carpets in your space with our comprehensive, step-by-step guide.

This guide is packed full of helpful information and answers to frequently asked questions about painting skirting boards and the best way to do it.