Hi both - so sorry but this is a really old post (at least a year ago now! Lol) so we have already finished all the flooring. We ended up wimping out after sanding the kitchen and dining room and ended up putting wood flooring down. The wood was just too soft and we would have needed to fill in all the gaps as there was a draft through to the ground. However we did paint the main bedroom floor in white which I LOVE. Except .. on all the instructions I read online, no one mentioned priming with a knot blocker so I have to go over it all again as they are showing through and it looks grubby

It sounds like the chemical spill may have caused a reaction with the floor finish or material, resulting in the stain and color change. Without knowing the specific chemicals used by the cleaning crew and the type of flooring you have, it's challenging to pinpoint the exact cause. If the cleaning crew used a product unsuitable for your type of flooring, it could have caused damage or discoloration. Discuss your concerns with the deep clean service provider and see if they can offer insights or solutions. Contact a professional cleaner or a flooring expert to assess the damage and recommend appropriate solutions.

don't know who supplies the foil for the clerkenwell supermatt doors that howdens use but one of the features of supermatt as supplied by manufactureres like Fenix and Serica is that their foils have 'anti fingerprint technology', personnally i'd look at a different supplier as the clerkenwell door is only a 19mm cut and edged door which is thin for a J profile handleless door. most J profile doors are 22mm thick so you have a decent sized finger groove and the back of the handle is thicker so you can't snap it. personnally i'd have a look at the Lucente door by TKC which is a painted matt door with some stock colours [light grey, indigo blue] as well as a choice of another 30 or more paint to order colours.

Get a sample in the colour you are planning and do your own red wine, tea, coffee and lemon juice test patches. Suppliers can be very economical with the truth. Some people have more spills and damage than others. Make the choice based on your lifestyle.