How to measure and fit flooring

Friday, 17 August 2012 7:00 AM

Today’s expert is interiors stylist Diana Civil, she runs through how to measure and fit flooring in the home.

A lot of people think that getting a new floor is a real hassle, but this doesn’t have to be the case. If you get the right people to change your flooring for you, the only task required from you is measuring up the space. Of course this is a really important job to do and the measurement of your room needs to be accurate to the millimetre.

Buying new flooring is quite a big investment and you don’t want to waste your money by getting the dimensions of your room space wrong. You can do this yourself, for a full run down watch our how-to guide below.
For more information visit: www.welovefloors.co.uk

 

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