Read our carpet and flooring buying guides
There’s a buying guide for every type of flooring
Whatever kind of flooring you're thinking about, there's a straightforward buying guide to walk you through your options, explain all the pros and cons, and help you make the right decision.
Carpet buying guide
Need a little help choosing your dream carpet? You’ve come to the right place. The Floor Room carpet buying guide is designed to help you understand your carpet options and introduce you to our huge choice of carpet styles, patterns, textures and colours.
Laminate buying guide
If you love the look of sleek laminate flooring but need a little help sorting through your options, we’re here to help. As well as giving you even more reasons to choose laminate, The Floor Room laminate flooring buying guide can point you to the perfect laminate style, design and colour for any room in your home.
Luxury vinyl buying guide
Love the natural look of tiled or wooden floors, but want less hassle and less expense? Luxury vinyl tiling looks natural and authentic and is easy to fit, easy to look after and tough enough to stand up to the most hectic of households. The Floor Room luxury vinyl flooring buying guide explains why it might be the one for you.
Engineered wood buying guide
Strong, stable and resilient with style that’s truly long-lasting – engineered wood flooring might just be the floor of your dreams. If you’d like to know why, The Floor Room engineered wood flooring buying guide tells you all you need to know about this fabulous flooring and introduces you to the wide-ranging benefits of cork flooring.
Underlay and flooring accessories buying guide
Fabulous new flooring is more than what you see on the surface. The right underlay and flooring accessories can change how it looks and feels, and how it performs over time. The Floor Room underlay buying guide is designed to demystify some of the technicalities around underlay and accessories and help you make your new flooring even better.
Try our flooring Visualiser
Make an important decision easier by taking our flooring visualiser for a spin. It’ll show you exactly how the flooring you like will look in your home.
Want to talk to an expert?
We’re here for you. Simply visit your local store for a chat or book an in-home consultation.
And if your new carpet or hard flooring has already been fitted, be sure to take a look at our carpet and flooring care guides.