Essential reading if you are considering a new wood floor. Top tips to ensure you buy the perfect hardened wood floor + how to look after your wood floor after it’s installed.

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Designer Tips, Essential Reading, Floor Choice

Guide to Buying a Wood Floor

At Kite, we do things differently from other flooring retailers. This means 1) transparent pricing (so not. fake sales), 2) products with provenance (we’ll tell you exactly how your floors are madeand the oils used to protect them, 3) a curated range (we only sell floors that...

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We need to talk about underfloor heating; wood flooring, heating systems and how to get it right
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About Your Floor, Essential Reading

We need to talk about underfloor heating; wood flooring, heating systems and how to get it right

“Is your flooring compatible with underfloor heating” is one of the most common questions we get asked at Kite. And almost always, the answer is “yes”.

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Hardened wood flooring; Beautiful, sustainable and strong. The real wood alternative to engineered flooring.
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Essential Reading, Floor Choice

Hardened wood flooring; Beautiful, sustainable and strong. The real wood alternative to engineered flooring.

We know there are 1,000s of flooring options out there, and the process of finding a new floor can be super confusing.

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British Standards or BS. Why they matter and how to avoid problems in the future
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Essential Reading, General Knowledge

British Standards or BS. Why they matter and how to avoid problems in the future.

For those of us who work in the flooring industry, the British Standards 8201:2011 is entwined in everything we do. But what actually is it, and does it actually matter if you’re buying a floor? Some light reading for your Summer holidays?

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Scandi Style
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About Your Floor, Essential Reading, General Knowledge

6 Factors That Determine the Price of Your Floor: How To Know If You’re Paying A Fair price.

Shhhh, we’re going to let you into a secret in the flooring world.  Most floors sold online are always on sale. Literally, always. Whatever time of the year, Spring, Summer, Autumn (you get the idea..). Many of the larger online-only companies we track don’t...

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Do I need a professional floor fitter?
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Essential Reading, General Knowledge

Do I need a professional floor fitter?

Professional fitters are not right for every project. But if you’re looking for a high-quality finish on your wood floor, and want that floor to perform over many years, then we would always recommend spending a little more money to achieve this.

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