Quick answer
New-build flooring is flooring arranged independently for a newly built home, rather than taken as a developer upgrade. It lets you choose your own products and often plan a whole-house scheme — commonly carpet upstairs and hard flooring downstairs. We serve new-build areas around Burton-on-Trent, including Branston Locks and Drakelow Park. Send your plot details for an indicative estimate.
Moving into a new-build is a good moment to get the flooring right across the whole home. You can take the developer's flooring upgrade, or arrange flooring independently — which usually gives more choice of product and finish, and lets you plan the whole house as one scheme.
Timing matters with new-builds: there are better and worse points to measure and to fit, and concrete subfloors have their own considerations. We can plan around your completion and move-in dates. We are independent and not affiliated with, approved by or recommended by any developer.
Who this is for
- New-build buyers deciding between a developer upgrade and going independent
- Owners wanting a co-ordinated whole-house flooring scheme
- People moving into homes on Branston Locks, Drakelow Park and other local developments
- Buyers who want to choose their own products and finishes
Suitable applications
- Whole-house schemes — carpet upstairs, hard flooring downstairs
- Flooring fitted before move-in where the programme allows
- Homes with concrete or beam-and-block subfloors
What's included
- Help planning a whole-house scheme room by room
- Advice on timing around completion and move-in
- Supply and fitting, or fitting of flooring you provide
- Guidance on flooring suitable for new concrete subfloors
What isn't automatically included
- Any developer works, snagging or warranties
- Drying out or testing of new screeds beyond visual assessment
- Building or remedial work to the property
- Claims of developer approval or partnership — we have none
What we need to give you an estimate
- The development and plot, and your rough completion/move-in date
- The rooms and, if you have them, plot dimensions or a floor plan
- Which rooms you want carpet, laminate, vinyl or LVT in
- Whether the property has underfloor heating
- Whether you're comparing against a developer upgrade
Developer upgrade vs arranging flooring independently
A developer flooring upgrade is convenient and fitted before you move in, but choice can be limited and the cost is wrapped into the purchase. Arranging flooring independently gives you the full range of products and lets you plan the whole house together, though you co-ordinate the timing yourself. Our comparison of developer upgrade vs arranging flooring independently weighs this up.
When flooring can be measured and fitted
Flooring is usually best measured once the property is watertight, plastered and the second-fix joinery (skirtings, doors) is in. Fitting is best once wet trades are finished and the home is reasonably dry and clean. On new-builds, concrete subfloors continue to dry for a long time, which affects moisture-sensitive floors — our guide on when to install flooring in a new-build home explains the timing.
Flooring for concrete subfloors
- New concrete and screed hold construction moisture that must be managed
- A damp-proof membrane or suitable underlay is used with moisture-sensitive floors
- Very flat floors help hard flooring like LVT and laminate sit and wear well
- Underfloor heating, where present, affects product choice and acclimatisation
Honest limitations
We are entirely independent. We are not approved by, partnered with or recommended by Crest Nicholson, any developer at Branston Locks or Drakelow Park, or any other housebuilder.
New-build programmes move, so timing advice is guidance, not a fixed schedule. Final dates depend on the property being ready.