Company History
The company originally started in 2007 as an environmentally friendly operation. By making best use of defected carpet tiles that would have possibly gone to landfill and finding a use for them. Some of the original products we sold were classed a seconds, thirds or even scrap. They were still used by our customers for anything from temporary floor coverings to office refurbishments. The carpet tiles we first sold were manufactured by Interface Flor, the worlds largest manufacturer of modular flooring systems, also the owner of the brand name Heuga. Carpet tiles with a bitumen backing are very hard to recycle, so finding a use for the defected product was the best solution, and allowed us to sell at an extremely discounted price to our customers. As technology evolved over the years Interface Flor now have the machinery to recycle all the defected carpet tiles. It did mean for us we had to move our own business forward. Our customers like our low prices, and we did also get great demand for perfect brand new tiles, so keeping that in mind, that's the way we moved things forward. From then on we started to import in very large quantities from overseas new carpet tiles. Still keeping the emphasis on permanently low prices by importing large volumes, and having a high customer base. Just recently we have now added UK manfactered carpet tiles to our available stock, thus increasing our range of colours, styles, and qualities. All our stock comes straight from the manufacturer. Now we sell our products to the trade, other flooring retailers, and the general public. Cheap does not always mean low quality.
Preparing the floor before fitting carpet tiles
So you’ve decided you're old floor in your home or office is tired, and in need of a face lift. You have decided that carpet tiles are the best option for your new floor space. Ok so you have chosen the design or colour you like for your carpet squares, now next step is to begin making preparations to lay your new floor. One big consideration when planning to lay carpet tiles is the surface that you will be laying them over. If you have removed your existing flooring whether it be wooden flooring or old carpet, and you will be laying your new flooring directly onto the floorboards, you will ideally need to lay hardboard sheets over the floorboards first, with the smooth side facing upwards. If you use hardboard however, you shouldn’t use treated timber as the sub floor. Once the hardboard has been laid it will need priming with diluted PVA solution to seal it, as with all other porous surfaces as the surface should to be sealed. This therefore counts for chipboard, concrete, screeding etc.
The next step once the floor is in place is to decide whether or not you use an adhesive. Many of our customers don’t use adhesive as it makes the tiles easy to take up and replace whether if be due to a damaged tile or just to clean the carpet. As long as the tiles are fit tight against each other you will never notice any movement. If you do go for the option of using an adhesive then there are a couple of options for securing carpet tiles to your floor. These are double sided sticky tape, low tack adhesive or better known as tackifier which enable you to take tiles up and relay them if required, and also available is an easy to use spray adhesive designed for flooring materials – normally available in 500ml cans. Now once you have decided about whether or not you will be using an adhesive, you can start planning the exact flooring layout for your new room.
How to fit carpet tiles
The floor is ready, you have chosen your colour, and now ready to install. If gluing the tiles down ensure the floor is free from dust and dirt so the glue will be effective. Start from the middle of the room working outwards towards the edges. Nothing really needs explaining here, no DIY skills needed. When you get to the edges of your room you will have offcuts, which is why we say you need a few spare. No room is completely square. When you are working on the edges of the room turn the carpet tile over. Using a sharp Stanley knife and a straight edge score on the bitumen backing where the cut needs to be made. The carpet tile will then just split in your hands. Finally cut through any carpet fibres, easy. Repeat all the way around the room. You will end up with a flush carpet with no gaps as you have ensured all the carpet tiles are fit tight against each other.
Benefits
Carpet tiles are an effective flooring solution whether it’s for your home or office, especially in busy high traffic areas. Floor tiles are much to lay as they require virtually no DIY skills.
Carpet floor tiles are useful in any area of the home or office space. They are no longer seen as drab boring squares any more, but an aesthetically pleasing part of the home or work space. Effective patterned designs can be created by mixing different colours of carpeting. For instance checkerboard patterns, maybe random squares of different colours, ideal to break up large areas of one colour, or different areas in a large office could be colour coded into unique designs.
Another major benefit is, if one gets damaged or stained from spillages, it is easy to just replace a single tile, rather than a full room if you had used a complete fitted carpet, and would cost you the earth. Sometimes you may just want to take up the few tiles in the doorway for a good deep clean, then just put back. For that reason, choosing carpet tiles can be particularly cost effective in an area vunerable to spills, maybe where there are children, or a work place.
Carpet tiles are generally made with a bitumen backing so there is no need for underlay, and there for saving you money, and easier to lay again.
About us
We don’t so sales, we supply discount carpet tiles on a constant basis. Available in various styles, and colours. The most popular range is the KD range, which is available in dark blue, light blue, dark grey, light grey, beige, and brown. Complete with 4mm bitumen backing so no need for underlay. Delivery in England is now at a flat rate of only £20 regardless of order size. No minimum order quantity. We supply to homes, schools, offices, basically anywhere there is an internal floor space. We now also supply to the trade and other flooring companies. As we import on a large scale we are able to offer very cheap prices. Feel free to contact us for trade prices.

Telephone; 077 601 601 65. Or email; sales@cheap-carpet-tiles.co.uk