Can you have a wood floor with underfloor heating? Almost always. Water vs electric, float vs glue, commissioning, and what actually causes failures, from over a thousand installs.
The six key flooring Terms and Conditions that you must read, whether you buy through Kite or any other flooring retailer.
How a herringbone floor is laid, step by step: subfloor prep, levelling, which direction to run it, setting out, borders and brass inlays.
Should you have the same floor throughout your home, or mix herringbone and plank, warm and pale? A London floor fitter’s view, plus a real Stoke Newington example.
London developer Ian shares 10 ways to save on a renovation so there’s budget left for a floor you’ll love. Plus how to get 15% off by ordering early.
How we refloored plates on Old Street, the UK’s first vegan Michelin-starred restaurant, in four days, without ripping up the old tiles.
Thicker sounds better. But the German parquet industry expects a floor to be sanded twice in 50 years, so on a 6mm top layer you’re paying for 4.6mm of oak you’ll never touch. Here’s where your money should go instead.
Builders often add a buffer to flooring dates. We compared 933 Kite deliveries against their requested dates. Here’s what we found, and what to ask your builder.
Seamless oak stair cladding in a London Bridge Mews House
Tired of mismatched or worn stairs? Discover Kite’s StairFlow system; the seamless wooden stair cladding solution that outperforms traditional nosings.
What is the best flooring for dogs? Vets don’t recommend a type. Bella the whippet, wood vs laminate vs vinyl, and why quality matters more than floor type.
LVT or engineered oak? A straight comparison of look, lifespan, kitchens, cost and sustainability, from London floor fitters.
Kite Flooring have put together a comprehensive guide to buying a wood floor.
Many of your questions are answered in the guide.
