Flooring & Painting Guides
The questions people ask before they know what they want: which floor suits which room, what happens under it, and how the price is actually put together. Written from the jobs we do around Dublin, with no sales pitch attached.
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Laminate, LVT or Engineered Wood? Choosing a Floor for a Dublin Home
Three floor types cover most Dublin homes, and the right one usually depends less on taste than on the room: what's under it, how wet it gets, whether there's underfloor heating, and whether a management company has something to say about noise.
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What Subfloor Preparation Actually Involves — and Why a Price Can Change
The part of a flooring job you never see is the part that decides how the finished floor behaves. Here's what preparation covers, what gets checked, and why a quote can only be firm about it after the old floor is up.
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What Goes Into a Flooring or Painting Quote in Dublin
A rate per square metre is a starting point, not a price. This explains what the guide rates cover, what sits outside them, and what to send so a written quote comes back accurate the first time.
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