Floorwise

After more than 40 years in the flooring industry, there is nothing much Floorwise owner Seamus Lynch doesn’t know about floor coverings.

And he is bringing that knowledge to his latest Floorwise store at 44 Matakana Valley Road, Matakana, which opened this month.

He has refurbished the 280 square metre space into a spacious showroom displaying a large range of carpet styles and colours, as well as a full range of Tile Space and Midas tiles.

With well-established stores in Pukekohe and Henderson, Seamus says the Matakana store was a “no brainer”.

“Matakana is a destination – people want to come here to shop, more so than Warkworth. Matakana is like the Remuera of the north,” he says.

But recognising the growth in online shopping, Floorwise also offers homeowners, interior designers, builders, and developers the opportunity to get a comprehensive quote online.

“Customers just follow the prompts and answer the sorts of questions they would get asked in a store.

Providing they put in the correct measurements, they can have their quote in five minutes. It’s the only website like it in the world.

“We can provide installation, or we can order the flooring they’ve chosen and they can arrange their own installers.”

The Matakana store caters for both residential and commercial work.

“We do a lot of work with Housing NZ, as well as schools, apartment blocks and hotels.”
Seamus says wool carpets are making a bit of a comeback at the moment and hard-wearing loop pile carpets remain the strongest selling carpets on the market.

“Generally, the carpets in a house are changed every seven years, so if you are on a budget or have a house full of kids, it makes sense to buy at the cheaper end of the market. Then, when the kids are older and perhaps money isn’t so tight, you can upgrade to a better quality carpet.”