Calverton has a more varied housing stock than its size suggests. The older village core around the church has period property with the uneven floors that come with it, while the estates built for the colliery are solid, conventionally laid out houses where a straightforward recarpet is usually all that is needed. Newer development on the edges brings different requirements again.
Our carpet ranges run from hard-wearing wool-rich and twist piles by Cormar and Brockway, which suit busy stairs and hallways, through to softer wool carpets from Westex, Ulster and Penthouse for bedrooms and living rooms.
If you want the look of wood or stone with a surface that copes with water and muddy boots, our luxury vinyl tile and Karndean ranges are the practical answer for kitchens, hallways and family rooms. We are a Karndean Inspire Studio, so the designs are set out together on a dedicated stand rather than scattered across a sample rack.
Carpet very rarely asks anything of the floor underneath, so a recarpet in Calverton is normally just that. Luxury vinyl tile is the one that cares, because it needs a flat and sound base, and that is something we check at the measure rather than leave to fitting day.
How a floor is laid matters as much as what you buy. Our fitters are employed by us rather than subcontracted, which means consistent standards and real accountability — and it is why we are comfortable going into detail about subfloor preparation rather than glossing over it.
It starts with a free home measure in Calverton at a time that suits you, an honest quote with no pressure, and a tidy installation that includes moving furniture and lifting and disposing of your old flooring. If doors need easing once the new carpet and underlay are down, we have an in-house joiner.
Your nearest showroom is Netherfield on Great Northern Way, a short drive from the village, where you can see the ranges properly and take samples home. Most customers find it easier to have us bring samples to them and measure at the same visit.
It is also worth saying that we train our own floorlayers. We take on two apprentices every year, which is why we have fitters who have been with us for years rather than a rotating cast of subcontractors.
We have been an independent, family-run flooring business since 1981, with four showrooms across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire and a five-star reputation built on over 700 Google reviews.
We employ around twenty-five people directly, including our fitting teams, and we have been training apprentice floorlayers for four years. That is unusual in this trade and it is the reason the person laying your floor is likely to have been with us for some time.
We cover Calverton and the surrounding villages including Woodborough, Oxton, Lambley and Lowdham, as well as Arnold, Gedling and Mapperley.
Do you have a showroom in Calverton?
Not in the village itself. Our nearest is Netherfield on Great Northern Way, a short drive away, and you are welcome to visit. Most Calverton customers find it easier to have us come to them — we bring samples to your home, measure at the same visit and quote from that. It is free and there is no obligation.
Do you charge for measuring?
No. The home measure is free and there is no obligation to order. Judging carpet colour in your own light beats a showroom strip light every time, so we would rather you saw samples at home before deciding.
Will you move the furniture and take up the old carpet?
Yes, both are part of the job. We move furniture, lift and dispose of your old flooring, and if doors need easing once the new carpet and underlay are down we have an in-house joiner to sort it.
My house is older and the floors are uneven. Is that a problem?
For carpet, almost never. Carpet and a good underlay sit happily over floorboards that are not perfectly flat, and in practice we very seldom have to prepare a room before carpeting it. Luxury vinyl tile is different, because it needs a flat and sound base, so if that is what you are after we will check the floor at the measure and tell you what is needed before anything is ordered.
Which areas around Calverton do you cover?
Calverton itself plus Woodborough, Oxton, Lambley and Lowdham, and the wider Gedling borough including Arnold, Gedling and Mapperley. We cover Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and north Leicestershire from our four showrooms.