SP Dixon Flooring Services (Gloucester)

SP Dixon Flooring Services is a family run business based in Gloucester. We are an established business that has been laying flooring in Gloucester, Cheltenham & the surrounding areas for over 15 years.

We pride ourselves in providing a professional, reliable & friendly flooring service and offer home or work place selection daytime or evening to suit you. This enables you to compare the floor colours and materials in the environment of your own home or work place. The light in your home or work place could be vastly different to the light in a shop making it difficult to select the correct shade to suit your interior decor. Simon can call, on request, with a wide range of samples for you to look through and give you any help or advice you may need.

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Experienced Floor Layer (Gloucester)

Simon has been a successful floor layer for over 15 years in and around the Gloucester area. Previously he trained and worked as a carpenter before deciding to learn the trade of carpet fitting several years later. Simon was fortunate enough to be taught the trade of carpet fitting by a real old school tradesman with over 40years experience.

With the increase in business Simon has taught his brother Ben the trade and they now work & run the business together.

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Flooring Services (Gloucester)

We offer a wide range of floor coverings whether you're looking for a new Oak floor in the Lounge, Carpet in the bedroom or Ceramic floor in the Conservatory. All our floors are professionally fitted by Simon and Ben. We can move your furniture, uplift your old floor and dispose of it for you. We also carry a certified waste carriers license allowing us to remove your old floor coverings legally.

Fitting is a major part of getting a great looking floor and a floor that is going to last. So often you see floors where the fitters don’t seem to have cared or just couldn't be bothered. Both Ben and Simon pride themselves on paying a great deal of attention to detail as they have very high fitting standards. It is very important to us that our customers are completely satisfied as approximately 90% of our clients are repeat customers or have come to us from recommendation.

SP Dixon Flooring services continues to be the preferred flooring sub-contractor for High-tech Windows and has been so for over 7 years.

Gloucester, Cheltenham and The Forest of Dean are the main areas that we cover, however we do travel further on occasions. So if you are looking for flooring in Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Oxfordshire or even Somerset it’s always worth giving us a call.

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Quality Flooring Products (Gloucester)

All the products and materials we use and offer, we feel are of the best quality and value for money. Our experience tells us what is best to use, where and when. It's in nobody’s interest to use cheap inferior products that could result in problems at a later date.

Our suppliers are chosen carefully. We cannot afford for them to let us down and ultimately our customers down. That’s why we source our flooring materials from suppliers all over the UK who we know are reliable.

Good quality flooring helps give a good finish. This does not always mean that it must cost the earth, we have something to suit all budgets.

Laminate Portfolio

Laminate Flooring (Gloucester)

Laminate flooring has come a long way in recent years and good quality laminate floors are excellent value for money. Most come with a 25yr to lifetime manufacturers guarantee and as long as it's looked after correctly, it should look as good as the day it was fitted in years to come. There is a huge range of laminate flooring on the market and some of it’s just not up to the job. Good advice could save you from future problems or a costly replacement.

We highly recommend using Quickstep Laminate Flooring as we have found it to be far superior to many other manufacturers. There is a great selection in the Quickstep laminate range with something to suite your home and budget. Other good brands we use include, Balterio, Tarkett and Parador laminate flooring.

Engineered Portfolio

Engineered Wood Flooring (Gloucester)

Engineered wood flooring is a more stable solution to real wood flooring, not to mention more environmentally friendly. An engineered board is made from several layers of wood which are glued together to form the board. This makes them ideal for areas which have irregular humidity or under-floor heating. Usually the overall cost of an engineered wood floor is very similar to that of a solid wood floor, although they are laid using different methods. A solid wood floor is fixed with glue which forms a permanent bond to the subfloor, whereas an engineered floor is normally floated (loose laid) on an underlay.

The layers of wood which form the base of an engineered board are made from softwood and the surface is made from up to 5-6mm of real hardwood of the chosen species. Laid on a good underlay, engineered flooring provides the nicest and most stable of the real wood floors. Just like solid wood there are different finishes and board dimensions for you to choose from, the finish on the board can decide how much maintenance your floor may need. A new Oak floor for example could be available oiled, lacquered or matt lacquered. The oiled finish provides the most natural look but requires the most maintenance. The lacquered finish gives the wood an unnatural but still elegant sheen and requires the least maintenance. A matt lacquered finish is the latest innovation and has both advantages of lacquered floor but the finish of an oiled floor.

Solid Wood Flooring (Gloucester)

Solid wood floors are the real McCoy and look and feel fantastic. However conditions for a solid wood floor are not always ideal. The sub-floor must be properly dry as Solid wood flooring is extremely sensitive to moisture and temperature. For these reasons it is very important that it is fitted professionally and the correct adhesives are used. We carry specialist equipment for testing subfloors for suitability. It’s surprising how many concrete floors are found to be unsuitable despite looking and feeling completely dry. Problems with solid wood floors are the most expensive to correct and that’s why it so important to get it right from the start. Preparation is everything.

There is a great deal of Chinese wood flooring out there, especially Oak floors, many of which are not dried sufficiently and are considered to be "too green". Many of the big Superstores sell Chinese oak floors because it is considerably cheaper than any sourced from Europe. However there is a reason for it being so cheap. They tend to use short, narrow planks and limit the drying to a minimum. Some manufacturers are so desperate to say their oak flooring is from Europe they actually ship it from Europe to china for production, then ship it back again.

The more wood flooring has been kiln dried the more stable it should be once laid. A "green" floor is likely to be unpredictable and “risky”. We always source our hardwood floors from manufacturers where we know the timber has been dried and stored correctly. Solid wood floors are best fully bonded to the subfloor with specialist flexible adhesive. Just like the engineered flooring it is important to choose the finish that best suits your requirements.

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Carpet Fitting (Gloucester)

s much as choosing the right colour carpet it is just as important to choose the correct type of carpet for the area you wish to cover. Some carpets lend themselves better to stairs, some perform better in high traffic areas and some are simply easier to clean. Not all carpets require underlay but a good underlay will significantly increase the life of the carpet. The wrong choice of carpet could result in a costly replacement much sooner than necessary. Good advice could save you ££’s.

Again there is a huge variety of carpet out there. Among others we supply carpets from Manx who manufacture particularly nice domestic carpets right here in the UK. So whatever carpet you have in mind we can bring samples to show you.

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Ceramic Floor Tiling, Natural Stone Flooring and Slate (Gloucester)

Ceramic tiling, natural stone tiling and slate flooring are an excellent choice for conservatories and other semi-outdoor areas. Again the sub-floor must be right for the job and often there is some floor preparation required, which we can do for you. Ceramic floors can be inexpensive and quick to lay, where as slate and natural stone flooring is more involved. Both natural stone and slate tiles are porous and need to be sealed against staining etc. during and after completion. Correct adhesives are again very important for areas with wooden subfloors or areas with under-floor heating. We lay a lot of ceramic and natural stone tiles into conservatories for High-tech Windows as it really lends itself well to this environment.

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Vinyl, Lino and Polyflor (Gloucester)

Vinyl floor coverings are the ideal solution for bathrooms , kitchens, Utility rooms , anywhere that needs to be wiped down regularly. A huge range of Vinyl is available in every design you can think of, from wood effect to slate and stone, even crazy patterns and kids bedroom themes. Vinyl flooring has come a long way from the old brittle Lino flooring. A good quality, properly laid vinyl should last years.