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Looking for Karndean flooring in Nottingham? Carpet Style is an authorised Karndean retailer with three Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire showrooms — Netherfield, Wollaton, and Duffield — all displaying the Karndean range. We’re listed on Karndean’s own retailer finder, which means you can be confident that every floor we supply is genuine, covered by Karndean’s manufacturer warranty, and fitted to the standard the warranty requires.
We’ve been supplying and fitting flooring across the East Midlands for over 40 years. With Karndean, that experience matters — luxury vinyl tile is a substantial investment, and the difference between a good fit and a poor one shows for the lifetime of the floor.
Karndean is one of the most popular luxury vinyl tile (LVT) brands in the UK, and for good reason. It replicates the look of natural wood and stone with the kind of detail that’s genuinely hard to tell apart from the real thing — but with the practical advantages of vinyl: waterproof, scratch-resistant, warm underfoot, and quiet to walk on.
A few of the reasons it works so well in family homes and busy households:
Karndean produces several different ranges, each with its own character, price point, and ideal use case. Here’s a quick guide to the most popular residential ranges we supply and fit across our three showrooms.
Knight Tile is Karndean’s entry-level wood-and-stone effect range, designed for customers who want the Karndean look at the most accessible price. Despite being the most affordable option, it still includes Karndean’s K-Guard+® surface protection and the same fitting standards as the premium ranges. Recently fitted in a customer’s kitchen in Ivory Riven Slate (ST18) — a soft, light stone-effect tile that brightens the space.
The full Knight Tile range is available to view at all three of our showrooms, displayed across the dedicated Karndean stand:
Van Gogh is Karndean’s mid-range wood plank collection, offering longer and wider planks than Knight Tile and a more authentic timber appearance. The detailing on the wood grain is genuinely impressive — at floor level it’s very difficult to tell from real wood. Suitable throughout the home, including kitchens and bathrooms.
Art Select sits in the premium range and is where Karndean really shows what LVT can do. Hand-crafted planks and tiles with deeper embossing, richer textures, and the option of intricate parquet, herringbone, and chevron patterns. The right choice for customers who want a statement floor.
Herringbone parquet in particular is a popular Art Select install — labour-intensive to fit properly but transformative when done right. Our head LVT installer Ivan has fitted Karndean Art Select herringbone in hundreds of homes across Nottingham and Derby:
Heritage Collection is Karndean’s range of Victorian-style geometric patterns — designed for period properties, restorations, and customers who want a floor with real character. Heritage works beautifully in Nottingham and Derby’s many Victorian terraces and townhouses, recreating the look of original tiled hallways and kitchens without the maintenance challenges of original encaustic tiles.
LooseLay is Karndean’s loose-lay range — designed to be laid without adhesive, which makes it ideal for situations where you might need to access the subfloor, or where the existing floor isn’t perfectly suitable for full adhesive installation. Loose-lay also makes it easier to replace individual planks if damaged.
Korlok is Karndean’s rigid-core LVT range — a thicker, more rigid plank that floats over the subfloor with a click-together system. The rigid core is more forgiving over slightly uneven subfloors and is a good choice for renovations where the existing floor isn’t perfectly flat.
Da Vinci is Karndean’s design-tile range, focused on stone and ceramic effects rather than wood. Marble, slate, and limestone reproductions with the warmth and comfort of vinyl underfoot.
We have samples of all of these ranges available across our Netherfield, Wollaton, and Duffield showrooms. The best way to choose is to come in, see the samples in person, and feel the difference between the ranges — the photos online never quite do them justice.
Karndean is a precision product. The visual impact, longevity, and warranty validity all depend on the floor being fitted to the manufacturer’s specification. Here’s how we approach it.
Free home measurement. Once you’ve chosen a range — or narrowed it down — we’ll book a free measurement appointment. Our team will measure the room, assess the existing subfloor, identify anything that needs preparing first, and discuss any patterns or layouts you have in mind.
Honest quotation. You’ll receive a detailed quote that includes the Karndean product, all underlayment and adhesive, subfloor preparation if needed, fitting, and removal of your old flooring if required. No surprise add-ons. We’re confident on price — bring us a like-for-like quote and we’ll work hard to match or improve it.
Subfloor preparation. This is the bit that separates a long-lasting Karndean installation from one that fails. Karndean needs a smooth, dry, level subfloor — and getting that right is often where the real skill lies. Our fitters are employed (not subcontracted), so the team doing your subfloor prep is the same team standing by their work for years afterwards.
Professional installation. Karndean is installed in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines. Every join, every plank alignment, every pattern detail done correctly the first time.
After-sales support. All our work comes with after-sales support. If anything’s not right, we sort it.
There are several retailers in Nottingham who sell Karndean. A few things genuinely set us apart:
Based in Derby or south Derbyshire? Our Karndean flooring in Derby page covers the ranges we hold at our Duffield showroom and the areas we cover across the city.
This is where Karndean separates itself from ordinary plank flooring, and it is the part most customers do not realise is available until they see it in the showroom. Because Karndean is supplied as individual tiles and planks rather than a continuous sheet, the floor can be laid in patterns that would be prohibitively expensive in real timber or stone.
Herringbone and chevron layouts suit hallways and dining rooms, adding movement and a sense of length to a narrow space. Traditional parquet blocks work beautifully in Victorian and Edwardian rooms around Nottingham, where a modern plank floor can look out of place. Brick-bond and stretcher patterns are the quieter option and sit well in kitchens and utilities.
Design strips and borders are the detail worth asking about. Thin contrasting strips can be inlaid between planks or run as a border around the perimeter of a room, framing the floor in the same way a picture rail frames a wall. It is a small extra cost that changes the character of a room entirely, and it is the single most common thing customers tell us they wish they had known about beforehand.
Bear in mind that patterned layouts use more material and take longer to fit than a straight plank lay, so factor that into the budget from the start rather than as an afterthought.
Four things move the number on your quote, and understanding them makes it much easier to decide where to spend.
The range itself is the largest factor — the entry-level collections and the premium ones sit some distance apart on price, and the difference shows in the depth of texture and the realism of the embossing. The format matters next: gluedown, LooseLay and rigid core each carry different material and labour costs. Third is the laying pattern, since herringbone or a bordered design takes considerably more time and material than a straight lay. Fourth, and the one most often underestimated, is subfloor preparation.
That last point is worth dwelling on. Karndean is thin and flexible, so it follows the surface beneath it exactly. Any dip, ridge or old adhesive residue will telegraph through within months. Latex screeding or plywood overlay is frequently necessary and it is a genuine cost rather than an upsell — a beautiful floor laid over a poor subfloor will look poor. We will always tell you at the measure stage if preparation is needed and why, rather than discovering it on fitting day.
Our Netherfield showroom on Great Northern Way and our Wollaton showroom on Russell Drive both display the Karndean range, covering the city and out through Arnold, Carlton, Gedling, Mapperley, Sherwood, Bulwell, West Bridgford, Beeston, Stapleford, Hucknall, Kimberley and Eastwood. Every floor is fitted by our own employed team, with Ivan leading the LVT work rather than a subcontractor booked in for the week.
If you are in Derbyshire, our Karndean flooring in Derby page covers the Duffield showroom and the areas we serve around that city. It is also worth comparing Karndean against the wider LVT range, against laminate if budget is the deciding factor, and against genuine timber in our V4 engineered wood range. We would rather you saw all four and chose properly than took our word for it.
Ready to talk about Karndean for your home? Call our team on 0115 940 4110 or visit one of our three showrooms — Netherfield, Wollaton, or Duffield — to see the ranges in person. Free home measurement, honest quotes, and the kind of expert fitting that gives you a floor you’ll be happy with for decades.
For more information about our wider range of LVT Flooring in Nottingham, browse our LVT page or get in touch on 0115 940 4110 and a member of our team will be happy to help.
Karndean floors are also easy to maintain — a quick hoover or sweep with a soft brush or dust mop removes loose debris, and a pH-neutral cleaner with a slightly damp mop handles a more thorough clean. To learn more about our Karndean expertise, read about why we’re your local Karndean certified experts.
