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    <title>General Flooring Chat</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 05:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Kensington door bars</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/kensington-door-bars.152777/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (merit)</author>
      <dc:creator>merit</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just started to use these as our high end door plates. Really impressed with the quality. Fed up with stairrods double<br />
zs tops falling off and the quality not great and cats prices too high for what they are]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What's your policy?</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/whats-your-policy.152766/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Paul webb)</author>
      <dc:creator>Paul webb</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If a customer has ordered and paid for flooring, got a fitting date booked, then decides they no longer want it and expects a full refund, would you give it to them? Taking into account you have already purchased the flooring for them]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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      <title>Xmas Do</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/xmas-do.152741/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/xmas-do.152741/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (dazlight)</author>
      <dc:creator>dazlight</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What do you guys do. I take out my staff out for breakfast then a walk a bout Liverpool town for drinks. Always a great day. Going the Monday 22nd this year. Working till Friday 19th.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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      <title>The National Flooring Awards</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/the-national-flooring-awards.152752/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/the-national-flooring-awards.152752/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (HC&amp;F)</author>
      <dc:creator>HC&amp;F</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everyone must be aware of this?<br />
<br />
what’s your thoughts?<br />
<br />
personally know a few of the shops/people that’s been shortlisted. And yes they produce good work not taking anything away from them. But also know others that are head and shoulders above them in every aspect from work produced to social media presence etc, not get a look in.<br />
<br />
the finalists are all involved with the judges in one way or another, so there is some degree of bias there, <br />
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load of shite someone is making money from, love...<br />
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<a href="https://theflooringforum.com/threads/the-national-flooring-awards.152752/" class="internalLink">The National Flooring Awards</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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      <title>How long?</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/how-long.152751/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Paul webb)</author>
      <dc:creator>Paul webb</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[How long are you having off/closing over Christmas?]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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      <title>Busy</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/busy.152735/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/busy.152735/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Paul webb)</author>
      <dc:creator>Paul webb</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I take it everyone is mad busy at the moment?]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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      <title>Where has everybody gone?</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/where-has-everybody-gone.152742/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/where-has-everybody-gone.152742/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (AngryAndy)</author>
      <dc:creator>AngryAndy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I was really looking forward to seeing the forum getting back to somewhere near where it was before the spam nearly killed it off, so to find that after a lot of hard work on Darrens part it&#039;s a little disappointing to see it apparently dead on its feet.<br />
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It&#039;s a mine of information, support, camaraderie, humour and it&#039;s a bloody shame to just give up on it.<br />
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Any idea how we can get it buzzing again?]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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      <title>Flooring show surrey</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/flooring-show-surrey.152736/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (merit)</author>
      <dc:creator>merit</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ive heard the flooring show will come to Surrey next year? Anyone else hear this or know if its true?]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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      <title>Great to be back</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/great-to-be-back.152734/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/great-to-be-back.152734/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (AngryAndy)</author>
      <dc:creator>AngryAndy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#039;ve really missed the forum &amp; I just hope all the old crew, and new, re-engage.<br />
<br />
Thanks Daz Light for not giving up.]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Harrogate</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/harrogate.152728/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/harrogate.152728/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (dazlight)</author>
      <dc:creator>dazlight</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Looks like things are back to normal lads at last. <br />
<br />
who’s going to Harrogate ? I’ll be there Saturday to Tuesday if anyone is there to meet up.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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      <title>My Scribe...</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/my-scribe.152731/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Rugmunching)</author>
      <dc:creator>Rugmunching</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#039;m back now all the spam has dissolved!!<br />
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Just wanted to see if anyone has used the &#039;My scribe&#039; sets for the LVT installs especially herringbone?<br />
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I&#039;ve had my set over a week now and I love them, so simple to use and so much quicker. Simple design and yes you can make them yourself out of the same sized planks your using but these look alot more pro <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" />]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Kahrs Flooring vs Boen Flooring</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/kahrs-flooring-vs-boen-flooring.11736/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (FlooringFirst)</author>
      <dc:creator>FlooringFirst</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In my opinion <a href="http://flooringfirst.co.uk/browse/real_wood_flooring/1/engineered_flooring-boen_flooring/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Boen flooring</a> is the best option when it comes to engineered flooring as it is quite convenient to install and has relatively lower price. But <a href="http://flooringfirst.co.uk/browse/real_wood_flooring/1/engineered_flooring-kahrs_flooring/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">Kahrs flooring</a> is very suitable for the fashion obsessed as it provides a trendy way of decorating your floors...<br />
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<a href="https://theflooringforum.com/threads/kahrs-flooring-vs-boen-flooring.11736/" class="internalLink">Kahrs Flooring vs Boen Flooring</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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      <title>Panic Attack!</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/panic-attack.18711/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/panic-attack.18711/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (floorfixer)</author>
      <dc:creator>floorfixer</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The phone stopped ringing in early March as soon as the news hit about the rapid spread of Covid 19 in the UK, and I became quite concerned as to whether our flooring restoration business could continue after we had completed all the jobs in hand. Even more worryingly just after that, our usual line-marking guy informed us that his brother would be doing the job he was booked to carry out, because he had been tested positive and had just spent a couple of weeks in intensive care at one of...<br />
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<a href="https://theflooringforum.com/threads/panic-attack.18711/" class="internalLink">Panic Attack!</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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      <title>Installing pavers</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/installing-pavers.17065/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (gordon)</author>
      <dc:creator>gordon</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all,<br />
<br />
I am new here. Hoping to get some answers to my queries.<br />
There is a big area in front of my house and I wish to install pavers there. At present, there is a concrete floor. But it has a worn out look now.<br />
<br />
Some renovation work is going on at my place, so thought of getting this done as well. But I do not have much <a href="http://www.removeandrestore.ca/service/interlock-paver-stones/" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">idea regarding the interlock stones</a>. I have heard that the interlocking stone can be made of a...<br />
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<a href="https://theflooringforum.com/threads/installing-pavers.17065/" class="internalLink">Installing pavers</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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      <title>Expansion gap</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 23:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/expansion-gap.29517/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/expansion-gap.29517/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Isaiah Brathwaite)</author>
      <dc:creator>Isaiah Brathwaite</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I’m about to lay a laminate flooring. The customer hates beading but the instructions say to leave an 8-10mm expansion gap. In the past I’ve laid flooring with a :2/3 mm gap and filled it with sealant to match with the flooring and had no issues 5 years on.<br />
Any advice as to why some flooring buckles and some stays perfectly flat??]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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      <title>F77 dpm leak</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 20:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/f77-dpm-leak.28324/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/f77-dpm-leak.28324/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Daniel D Bason)</author>
      <dc:creator>Daniel D Bason</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I put f77 liquid dpm on a hallway floor with a newly installed front door, only for the customer to send me a photo of the dpm leaking out from underneath where the door fitter had not sealed it. Any advice on how to clean it up off the outside step once it has cured???]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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      <title>Help with dryback LVT</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 05:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/help-with-dryback-lvt.27743/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/help-with-dryback-lvt.27743/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Marcorossiuk)</author>
      <dc:creator>Marcorossiuk</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi, we have just had a room fitted with dryback LVT and I checked it over when I got home from work. <br />
I&#039;ve spotted areas im not happy about but just want to check with people who have more experience in this field. Am I just being picky or should I expect better than how it&#039;s been done. <br />
The first thing I noticed is that the join between 2 planks just as you enter the room is quite obvious.  It is the same in several other areas. There seems to be some substance in some of the joints which...<br />
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<a href="https://theflooringforum.com/threads/help-with-dryback-lvt.27743/" class="internalLink">Help with dryback LVT</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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      <title>Evocore classic herringbone LVT</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/evocore-classic-herringbone-lvt.26036/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/evocore-classic-herringbone-lvt.26036/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (David Waghorn)</author>
      <dc:creator>David Waghorn</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi has anyone ever fitted Evicore classic herringbone flooring. I&#039;ve been all weekend every combination. I&#039;ve watched endless videos bout ot just does not fit together.  Can anybody help? I&#039;m exhausted. <br />
Thanks Dave]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Help Required with chipped flooring please</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/help-required-with-chipped-flooring-please.21829/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/help-required-with-chipped-flooring-please.21829/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (SusieB1967)</author>
      <dc:creator>SusieB1967</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have a very small kitchen &amp; had my kitchen flooring from Homebase approximately 18 months ago. From memory is was Ridgid Core Click flooring in white oak but not 100% sure. This flooring hasnt worn well and has chipped. I don&#039;t have any spare planks. Does anyone in the Cheltenham area have any idea where to get a spare plank from or would it just be cheaper to have this floor pulled up and start again with new flooring. Any advice would be so appreciated. Ps I would be looking to pay for...<br />
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<a href="https://theflooringforum.com/threads/help-required-with-chipped-flooring-please.21829/" class="internalLink">Help Required with chipped flooring please</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Headlam or Likewise</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/headlam-or-likewise.21867/</link>
      <guid>https://theflooringforum.com/threads/headlam-or-likewise.21867/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Subbie242)</author>
      <dc:creator>Subbie242</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Likewise or Headlam best for service and price? Asking for a friend... Who happens to be opening a shop.]]></content:encoded>
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