Building or designing your new home? How to choose flooring

13th September 2013

If you are building your own home or renovating, then there are so many things to take into consideration when choosing the right solid wood, laminate or vinyl flooring for your home or project.

Find out what types of flooring could suit your new build before finding out how to choose flooring. When it comes to choosing your kitchen one of the most important factors to take into consideration is what kind of flooring you are going to put down. Now, there are many options for your kitchen but they need to be suited to the room. You  can choose a laminate, which will come in a huge array of colours and finishes. You could also choose a vinyl, which yet again will come in a wide selection of finishes and brands. There’s also laminate which are increasingly popular for kitchens and at the moment at First Floors in Giffnock we are currently running 20% off our fantastic selection of laminates. Our collection includes Balento, Nature’s Choice and SyncChrome. These ranges are some of the finest on the market, and we will be surprised if you don’t find the perfect laminate for you. At First Floors we also offer Moduleo which is a wonderful luxury vinyl which is perfect for kitchens. It is totally waterproof and scratch resistant. It also comes with a 15-year guarantee and comes in stone, slate, concrete and wood effect. We also sell Karndean and Amtico flooring. Now, if you have your heart set on real wood (as many of our customers do) for your newly designed kitchen then why not go for a brushed and oiled finish or even hand-scraped. Many customers are concerned about marks on real wood but we believe that over the years any scratches and marks blend in to become part of the character of your floor and give that fabulous lived in feeling. You can go for a solid wood product but engineered is another great choice. Engineered boards come in yet again a brilliant range of wood finishes and colours. If yoou are building your own home or renovating, choosing the correct floor is so important. If you are designing or building your bathroom then a luxury vinyl like Moduleo would be an excellent choice as the water-proof qualities make it ideal for your newly designed or renovated bathroom. It is an exciting thing to be creating your new home and choosing colours etc, but it can be quite a daunting task. Here at First Floors in Giffnock, you can visit our showroom and spend at much time as you like choosing or just acquiring ideas. A lot of our customers will return at a later date, with samples of say their new work-tops for their kitchen and will spend time matching and toning. We understand that designing or building a new home is a complex process and we will be more that happy to arrange a free home consultation, to measure and also bring samples. Please pop anytime! we are located at 176 Fenwick Road, Giffnock so give us a call or drop in any time. We’re open seven days a week.

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Customer Reviews

First Floors

Customer Reviews

Jim Hillier 1st June 2022

TrustPilot
Absolutely Delighted with the Conduct and Quality of Work. My Wife and I decided to replace our Bedroom Carpet and lay down wooden flooring for our Hall. We noticed that there was a possible supplier for flooring at first floors shop on Fenwick Road. We met up with David and Graham and explained that we were looking for quality products for both Items. We were shown flooring possibilities from their extensive range of designs and thicknesses and soon found a product that we were interested in. We were delighted to find out that they had carpet selections at the back of the shop which surprised us; you could not appreciate the size of the place from the shop front! We chose a carpet that we thought met our specifications and were given a reasonable sized sample to take home to see how it would look in our room taking into account of our particular lighting conditions. First Floors sent out a guy to take measurements for floor, accessory fittings and carpet.
Being very happy with the proposition given to us and estimates of work completion dates and prices we went ahead with the order. Graham kept us updated with the schedule and I am happy to say that the work was carried out on time and was completed to a very high quality with which we were both delighted with.
I would be happy to reference this company for anyone who is interested in upgrading their floors or replacing carpets.

Alastair Barrie 2nd June 2022

TrustPilot
Good selection, service and fitting.We were able to take home some samples to select the carpet that was just right for our room. There was a delay in our furniture arriving and First Floors were very accommodating in putting our fitting date back to suit. The fitting went very well indeed - couldn’t have been easier.

Olive Leitch 1st May 2022

TrustPilot
Excellent service from First Floors. All staff including fitters have been helpful and gave a friendly professional service. My new stair carpet has been fitted very well and already received many complements

Linda McBrearty 27th April 2022

TrustPilot
Excellent service with care. On our first visit to the showroom, David advised and helped us with our choice but never rushed us and gave us lots of confidence in making our final choice of engineered wooden flooring. Our new build home was delayed for a few months and during this time David and his team waited patiently with us until the flooring was able to be fitted! The fitting throughout our new house was more than excellent. The care and attention to detail was everything we could have hoped for, our thanks to the fitting team. We would have no hesitation in recommending First Floors, their professionalism and customer service was 100%.

Anna Smylie April 2021

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Fantastic service. David gave me great advice on which flooring would be most suitable for my business premises. Within the week Steven came to fit the flooring and, as promised, was in and out in a day. Can’t recommend this local Company enough. Anna Smylie ZuZu Giffnock.

Dawn Henry November 2021

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We recently purchased engineered oak flooring and carpets from First Floors. The customer service from David and team was exceptional. We had just moved home from overseas and bought a house with no floors so we did not have access to allow First Floors to measure. Theye allowed us to use our own measurements as we wanted the floors laid ASAP once we had the keys. The floor is beautiful and laid very professionally (thanks Steven). The carpets are also lovely and exactly what I wanted. The only thing I would change about the experience would be to have First Floors assess the house in advance. We have fire doors which were a problem the day the carpets were laid. This was not the issue of First Floors and it was resolved quickly. Thanks again David, we would highly recommend First Floors to anyone.

Ian and Lesley Proctor January 2022

Google
Another Great Job Done!!
Just had our third floor project in seven years completed by First Floors once again.
Great service from David and his showroom team from assisting in the selection of materials through to arranging the installation. Chris and his team worked tidily and efficiently on the hardwood flooring with great attention to detail. Gordon who fitted the stair carpet was very professional in his work and was able to resolve some problematic details to our entire satisfaction.
Would definitely recommend First Floors.

Gavin Reid 18/08/20

TrustPilot
We recently had First Floors install laminate flooring in our lounge and hallway and are absolutely delighted with the final result! It has been finished to a high standard with great attention to detail.

Having had a rough idea of what we were looking for, David helped find the perfect flooring for both rooms.

We were booked in quickly and kept informed throughout the process.

We would definitely recommend and use again.

Christine Sharp 23/08/20

TrustPilot
Wee have recently had a new laminate floor laid in our upstairs hall. We are very happy with the result and feel the level of workmanship and finishing detail was excellent

Chris Milne 30/08.20

TrustPilot
Excellent service from first point of contact. Staff took time to discuss and review options, then worked to suitable timescale based around my schedule.
Work completed on time and to a very high standard, delighted with results.
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