Choosing a floor is a somewhat long and arduous, you spend weeks looking at samples deciding on colours and finishes, finding out the cost and then your forget a very important part, the flooring accessories .

 

Many people forget if you lay wood flooring , you need to screed the floor, add underlay if appropriate; to fit the wood together you need glue if its not click system. Once installed you need the correct flooring accessories to complete the job such as matching Scotia , i.e. beading to cover expansion gap or matching skirting if the you prefer this look and matching door profiles.   These come in different sizes to allow for depth and or angle of floors that are meeting and come in wood, laminate or metal.   Many people today are looking for a very design led feel and add led lights to their floors - these are slim fitting safety lights that are installed into the wood floor or in walls, skirting etc.   There are also cleaning kits, mops and repair pastes to keep your floor looking beautiful and if accidentally scratched, repaired.

 

For vinyl application flooring, i.e., Amtico, Karndean or Polyfloor flooring accessories are Glue to adhere the floor to the sub-floor these are two part - this is used for high traffic areas and contract locations , pressure sensitive - for easier installation as it will adhere with pressure or high temperature - for areas that have extremes in temperature, i.e., bathrooms, shower rooms and conservatories.   With these floors important flooring accessories are adhesive removers, routine cleaners and floor dressing protectors which have an anti-scuff property.

 

If you have decided on carpet as a choice the ultimate flooring accessory for this is stair rods - they are made in anything from inexpensive plastic to solid brass.   They come in a variety of finishes, satin, nickel, pewter, or matt finishes.   They were originally used in Victorian times when carpet was expensive and only the middle part of the stair would be covered to prevent accidents but have made a come back in recent years as a design feature not purely to hold carpet to stairs.   Underlay is used for carpet and gripper is used to keep the carpet in place and secure, around the perimeter of the room.   In doorways the finishing touch is a door bar, usually metal but sometimes wood.

 

Flooring accessories are a understated part of today’s flooring market which is often forgotten but is the finishing touch to any installation.