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Abingdon Carpets

Abingdon specialise in carpets for any room of the home, available in classic colours as well as contemporary designs. Carpets from Abingdon’s include their Stainfree ranges that are durable, extra soft, and easy to clean – they come with a lifetime stain guarantee. They also have ranges that work with underfloor heating, making them a popular choice for living rooms and bedrooms. To ensure your Abingdon carpet looks exceptional, rely on professional floor fitters to install them.

Over 30 Years of Experience

We’ve become the number one flooring company in Walthamstow and North London by offering relevant advice and competitive pricing on carpeting for residential and commercial customers.

Flooring Showroom in Walthamstow North London

Abingdon Carpets Fitting Services

At Horizontal Matters, we aim to provide the best flooring at the most competitive prices in North London. By only working with trusted, high-quality flooring brands, we ensure we provide the best flooring for our customers. We offer Abingdon as a carpeting option because it’s functional as well as aesthetically appealing. Our company also provides expert floor fitting services to ensure your new Abingdon carpeting is installed properly, so it lasts a long time. When our installation team comes to your home, they cause minimal disruption and work as efficiently as possible.

To see Abingdon carpet samples in person, stop by our Walthamstow flooring showroom in North London. We carry a variety of Abingdon carpeting styles, in addition to flooring from other reputable brands. When you visit our showroom, you can also speak with one of our flooring consultants to ask questions or get advice about your flooring project. They can let you know which flooring type works best for your space. If you decide that Abingdon isn’t the best choice for your home’s new floors, you can browse our wide selection of other flooring brands and types.

Carpet tiles fitting

Frequently Asked Questions

Wood & Laminate Floors

Yes. There are many sound reducing underlays on the market which can be incorporated into the installation. These will offer a sound reduction of between 10 to 43 decibels.

Most manufacturers’ guarantees would be invalid if new underlay is not used.

Yes, but in most cases for wood it must be an engineered product, and you must use an appropriate underlay specifically designed for the purpose.

This would be due to excessive moisture. If you are using a mop to clean your floor ensure it is well wrung out before you start.

All wooden floors must be laid with room for expansion. There are various ways of concealing the expansion gap and we can happily show you all the various options.

Unless great care is taken with a wooden floor it is very likely to scratch. If you have a ‘shoes-off’ policy in your house this would reduce the likelihood of scratches, as will a strong doormat to catch loose grit at the entrance. In the case of laminates, they are highly scratch resistant.

Most wooden floors are more or less maintenance free but you should always follow the manufacturers recommended guidelines for maintaining your floor.

Carpets

‘Tracking’, as it is known, may occur in high traffic areas, and will depend on the type of carpet you select. Carpets that are denser are less likely to track. To reduce the likelihood of this occurring it is recommended that carpets are vacuumed twice a week to lift the pile, and we also recommend that you have your carpet professionally cleaned at least once a year.

The average life span is 7 years although there are a lot of new carpets on the market that give a 10 year guarantee.

Depending on the type of carpet being installed either plywood or hardboard can be applied to the floorboards prior to your new carpet being fitted.

Yes, you can but low tog underlays must be used which will allow the heat to penetrate through to your room.

There are specialist underlays available that reduce this type of noise and we would be happy to provide advice to you if this is a concern.

Most manufacturers’ guarantees would be invalid if new underlay is not used.

What our clients say...

K & S

I would like to say a massive thank you to you both for our new floor and Marvin who was very good at what he did. He is without doubt a massive credit to your company. Me and my wife are thrilled with our new flooring and everyone who has come to our house has complimented on how good it ...

Matthew, Chingford

Outstanding five star service! Jenny and Stuart were really attentive to our needs and they quickly provided us with options that would ensure beautiful house would look amazing once again with the appropriate choice of flooring. The advice was professional, the fitting and timeliness of the work was the exceptional. Five star service from a local family  company, fitting flooring ...

Simon Miller

Horizontal Matters is led by Stuart Gaylor, an experienced floor specialist. I have known Stuart for what must be 10 years. He will offer you a great choice in flooring, a very good fitting service, all with grace. My practice has recommended Stuart and his team for years, and will keep doing so. If you are thinking of a new ...

Ms TL

Working with Horizontal Matters has been a true pleasure from start to finish – I mean it when I say that you’ve been my absolute favourite vendors that we’ve dealt with over the 8 years of living in this house. I will recommend you to everyone!

Neil Freeman

Stuart and Jenny fitted hallway, stairs and landings carpet. Could not be more pleased with the result. They are also extremely pleasant and professional people to deal with. Highly recommended.

Raphael Phillips

I have used Horizontal Matters on a number of occasions. Stuart and his team are fantastic. Very reasonably priced for the high-quality service and products that we received. I would have no hesitation in recommending them. Thank you so much for all your hard work.

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