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Best flooring for Auckland villas: an honest guide

Best flooring for Auckland villas: an honest guide

Underfoot Editorial
Date : 06 May, 2026
Categories : Buyer guide
Tags : For homeowners Buyer guide Regional Auckland Carpet Vinyl hybrid Hard flooring

Auckland villas — broadly, the timber bay villas built between the 1880s and 1920s, plus the Edwardian-era variants that followed — have specific flooring challenges that don't show up in generic buye

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Carpet vs vinyl vs hybrid: choosing flooring for New Zealand homes

Carpet vs vinyl vs hybrid: choosing flooring for New Zealand homes

Underfoot Editorial
Date : 05 May, 2026
Categories : Buyer guide
Tags : For homeowners Comparison Buyer guide Carpet Vinyl hybrid Nationwide

If you're trying to choose between carpet, vinyl plank, and hybrid SPC flooring for a New Zealand home, you've probably noticed every retailer pitches the option they sell as the obvious answer. Carpe

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