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Do you usually pay for Flooring upfront?

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MikelsGoat said:
Ive had 2 carpets fitted recently, I paid for both upfront and then paid the fitter on the day of fitting.

That seems pretty normal to me.

But this was a shop with a store front, so very little "risk".

1 of the rats did steal 20 quid out of my wallet tho, which I only noticed when they left........
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Daveysgingerlovechild said:
I've done similar for carpets. Paid a company seperatley and then the fitters they organised separately on the day. Ltd company and a national chain recommended to me by a couple of folk.

Made sure I paid by credit card though, got more protection under section 75 if the company went bust, for example. If they ask for a bank transfer upfront I'd run a mile.
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It was bank transfer they asked for!

Thanks for all the advice, my worry is that with carpets paying upfront and fitting, it’s reasonably straightforward to fit a carpet, so as long as there is no issue with the carpet then it should be fine.
With the vinyl tiling there’s more installation, they have to prep the floors before hand to level etc. and then install, cut to fit etc. so more room for error perhaps? If I’ve paid the company upfront and the fitters are cash in hand at the end, if they cock it up then I don’t have the same recourse. The shop would just say it’s my issue with the fitter.
 
toffee82 said:
Check the reviews on business each company. The cheaper one seem to be charging for the product but not fitting until it's is done.

Peace of mind can be worth the extra few quid though.

If Amtico is similar to Karndean then fitting is quite expensive.

Have you tried to source the flooring yourself and get a separate fitter? I get a good discount on Karndean so I have always done it this way.
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Amtico is very similar to karndean, can be slightly cheaper for some ranges. it’ll take at least five days to install it all they’ve said. We looked at karndean as well but just liked this particular amtico tile.
 
Little Ralphy said:
Just looking for a bit of advice confirmation, if anyone has any experience with this.

Need some new flooring downstairs. Picked out some Amtico vinyl times, had 2 quotes and all that. Is it normal to pay in full prior to it being fitted?

One company is asking for the full amount (less installation, which is to be paid to the fitter upon completion) upfront, they haven't given us an installation date yet or anything.

The other company is marginally more expensive but asking for all of the money, 7 days after completion, no deposit. No installation date yet either.

It's the same product, from what they've said the preparation work etc. is all the same as well.

I'm thinking it's a no brainer and going with the 'pay after completion' even for the extra few hundred quid, but the mrs just sees the cheaper quote.
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Sent you a PM mate.
Hopefully be able to get you sorted ?
 


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