Flooring snags
The category where the snagging window is small — once your bed and sofa are down, half the floor is out of view.
What to check
- Uneven runsWalk the room slowly in socks. Boards that flex, dips at thresholds, ridges where two sheets meet.
- Scratches and gougesFurniture, moving boxes and tools easily mark new floors. Catch these while you can still tell what caused them.
- Gaps between boardsEspecially at room edges and around doorways. Some shrinkage is expected; consistent wide gaps are not.
- Skirting-to-floor contactSkirting boards should sit on the floor or against a beading strip — visible gaps are a snag.
- Transition strips and thresholdsWhere carpet meets tile or wood, the strip should be flush and secure. A lifting strip catches feet within days.
What’s normal vs. what’s a snag
See the full explanation of NHBC viewing distances, allowed tolerances and where to push back in our pillar guide: What “within tolerance” really means →
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