Choosing your floorcovering with confidence....

Whether you are buying carpet, vinyl flooring, wood or laminate flooring, carpet tiles or rugs, Mays will be able to give you advice on which option to buy in your particular situation.

Carpets

There are many types of carpet available, twists, saxonies, velvets, patterned, sculptured, woven or tufted. Each comes in a whole range of pile contents, wool, nylon, polypropylene, polyester or in many cases a mix of two or several fibres. Each fibre has its own advantages -nylon for pure abrasion resistance, polypropylene for stain resistance, wool for resilience and general appearance retention, so a mix of say 80% wool and 20% synthetic would give a good all round performance. You must also look for pile weight and construction. It is very important to compare like with like. Two carpets may look similar at face value, but differ greatly in content and construction and therefore will differ greatly in wear and appearance retention.

Laminate Flooring

Laminate flooring can give you the effect of wood flooring, while having all the easy care advantages of a laminate. This is the easiest of all systems to fit because it simply clicks together and can be taken up and relaid. Moreover it really does look authentic with directional grains and the option of bevelled edges.

Mays only stock the better quality laminate floors. They do not stock those made from chipboard.

Vinyl Flooring

Vinyl is a floorcovering that is attractive, easy to clean and very hygienic. It's available in a variety of widths and a huge range of colours and designs - ideal in the kitchen or bathroom. Mays are probably the largest stockists of vinyl flooring in the country.

Oriental and modern rugs

Mays probably have the most comprehensive stocks of hand woven and occasional rugs in the country too. Our range covers:- Wilton, Turkish, Persian, Modern Contemporary deep piled rugs, Indian and Chinese.