Amtico

I think we must be in the minority but we have been extremely disappointed with our amtico which we had laid in the hall about a year ago. The tiles have scratched quite badly at the cupboard door where we keep our dyson hoover. We were told how hard wearing amtico was when we were buying it from Gillies in Perth. When we approached them about the scratching they would not even come to look at it, scratches are not covered under the 20 year guarantee! I contacted amtico directly and they did send a representative out who took photos of the scratches and told us that we must have had a piece of grit on the wheel of our hoover! We never heard anything from them again ...  Read the complete review

The subtle and mysterious world of floor coverings have now enmeshed me in their sleazy grip and I find myself strangely attracted to their icy visage? A couple of days ago, I was reviewing some of my reviews written for Ciao and I checked out which exactly had received the most viewings. When I found that a pretty drab opinion on Ikea laminate flooring had pulled in over 1000 readings, although the enormous majority weren?t by members, I thought that I would have to investigate further, and then did another review which has yet to touch anywhere near that figure, but decided that, Hey Hey we?re the Floor ...  Read the complete review

When I planned my kitchen I knew exactly what I wanted. I'd known for five years which units were to be fitted. The appliances posed few difficulties and the tiles waved at me as I walked into the showroom. The only problem was the floor. I like a kitchen to be soothing. When I stagger in first thing in the morning, bleary-eyed and resentful, I like the kitchen to offer me coffee and reassurance, so my kitchen was to be cream with brown granite working surfaces and a stainless steel sink unit. The logical choice for the floor would have been wood, but we have a polished-wood floor elsewhere and two large and frequently wet dogs have done it no favours. ...  Read the complete review