Suits heated floorsEngineered oak plank
14 mm with a 3 mm oak top layer, 190 mm wide, packs of 2.2 m²
$54 per m²
Borrow the floor before you buy the room
Board and Broadloom sells wood, laminate, vinyl and carpet by the square metre. Borrow up to five samples for a week, book a measure for an exact quantity, and we pass the job to independent fitters we trust.
5 sampleson loan for a week
$35measure, taken off the order
48 hoursfor wood to settle in the room
Floors by the square metre
Prices are per m², sold in whole packs or, for carpet, cut from the roll. Rolls and packs sell through and makers revise their prices, so stock and price are checked again before a knife touches the carpet.
Suits heated floors
Oak herringbone blocks
Engineered, 90 x 450 mm, sold in left and right packs
$68 per m²
Laminate, 8 mm
Hard wearing click fit boards, packs of 2.13 m²
$22 per m²
Kitchens and bathroomsRigid core vinyl plank
5 mm with underlay attached, for kitchens and bathrooms
$38 per m²
Wool blend twist carpet
80% wool, cut from 4 m and 5 m wide rolls
$46 per m²
Stair runner, made to measure
Wool runner bound to your stair width, priced by the flight
Price on enquiry
EnquireDelivery is priced at checkout by weight, and carpet is cut to the room size plus a small allowance. Unopened packs can come back within 28 days; cut carpet cannot.
Five samples, one week, your own light
Floors change with the light in a room, the paint on its walls and the furniture beside them. Borrow up to five samples for a week against a $10 deposit each, paid back when they come back, or have three posted for $6.
Lay them where the new floor will go, look at them in the morning and after dark, and walk on them in socks. Carpet samples come as squares big enough to stand on.
- Wood, laminate and vinyl as full width offcuts
- Carpet squares big enough to stand on
- Deposits paid back the day samples return
Which floor for which room
A quick guide from the counter. Every room and every household is different, so bring your questions to the measure.
| Room | Engineered wood | Laminate | Rigid vinyl | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living room | Best choice | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bedroom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Best choice |
| Kitchen | With care near the sink | Yes, edges sealed | Best choice | Not advised |
| Bathroom | Not advised | Not advised | Best choice | Not advised |
| Hall | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wears fast by the door |
| Stairs | Yes, with nosings | Possible, with nosings | Yes, with nosings | Best choice |
| Heating under the floor | Check the maker's limit | With the right underlay | Check the maker's limit | Thin underlay only |
| Dogs and cats | Scratches show | Hard wearing | Hard wearing and quiet | Loop pile can catch claws |
From measure to finished floor
Most floors are down two to three weeks after the measure.
Arrange the measure
A surveyor measures every room, checks the old floor for level and damp, and notes doors, thresholds and heating. The $35 fee comes off the order.
Written quantity
You get a quantity for each room with the cutting allowance shown, so nobody buys a spare pack by guesswork.
Delivery and settling
Wood and laminate arrive two days before fitting and lie flat in the room to settle to its temperature.
An independent fitter
We pass your measure to a fitter we know, who quotes, agrees the day with you and is paid by you directly.
Keep a spare
Hold on to one pack or a carpet offcut for repairs, and follow the care sheet for the first month.
Everything around the edges
A new floor looks finished at the doorways, the skirting and the stairs. These are sold at the counter and picked with your order.
Underlay
Foam for laminate, acoustic layers for flats and a felt and rubber choice for carpet, matched to the floor at the counter.
per m², from$4
Door bars and thresholds
Oak, steel and brass coloured profiles for the line where one floor meets another.
each, from$12
Beading and skirting
Scotia beading to hide the expansion gap, or new skirting cut to length in the shop.
a 2.4 m length, from$6
Stair nosings
Matching nosings for wood, laminate and vinyl on stairs and single steps.
each, from$28
Fitter names
Independent fitters who know the floor you chose, with your measure passed on if you ask.
a referralNo fee
Van delivery
Packs and rolls brought to the door on a weekday, carried in to the ground floor.
per drop, from$30
Laid, lived on and reviewed (example reviews)
We took the smoked oak and the grey vinyl home, and the oak looked brown and gloomy in our north facing room. The vinyl went in and still looks right a year on.
The measure found a damp patch under the old carpet before anything was ordered. The fitter they named sorted it, then laid the laminate the following week.
Carpet cut while we waited, with an offcut to keep for later. The moss runner on our stairs gets stopped and admired by every visitor.
Asked over the cutting table
Why does wood have to sit in the room before fitting?
Wood based floors move with temperature and humidity. Leaving the packs flat in the room for about 48 hours lets them settle, so gaps and lifting are less likely later. The maker's instructions and your fitter have the final word.
How much extra should we order?
Straight planks usually need 5 to 10% more than the measured area, herringbone more, and carpet depends on the roll width and the shape of the room. The measure works it out room by room.
Is rigid vinyl really waterproof?
The boards do not swell when wet, but water can still creep underneath at the edges, so bathroom edges are sealed and spills are wiped up rather than left.
Do you lay the floors yourselves?
No. We sell, measure and deliver; independent fitters lay the floors, quote separately and are paid directly. We pass on names and your measure if you ask.
Can leftovers come back?
Unopened packs can come back within 28 days with the receipt. Cut carpet, opened packs and made to measure runners cannot.
Can we see a floor laid before choosing?
Several floors are laid on the shop floor and the samples are made for taking home. Customers also send photos of finished rooms, and some appear in the gallery below.
From the roll racks to finished rooms
The shop, the cutting table, and floors from it laid in customers' homes.
Get every room measured
Tell us which rooms and which floors you are thinking about, and pick a day. The shop rings back to agree a time slot, and the $35 measure is taken off the order if you buy.
- Every room measured and checked
- A written quantity with the allowance shown
- Fitter names passed on if you ask
Find the roll racks
Carpet is cut on the long table at the back while you wait, so bring your room sizes with you.
Shop and cutting room
Shop and cutting room on the old mill estate by the canal, with loading space for vans
Opening hours
| Monday to Friday | 08:30 to 17:30 |
| Saturday | 09:00 to 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 to 14:00 |
Roll ends
Ends of carpet rolls, big enough for a small bedroom or a hall, are sold at a reduced price. Ask in any message for the sizes on the rack this week.