Shoes Off
Singapore's floor magazine, with Ben & Belle
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No. 01 · The 5pm Issue
Golden, or blinding?
Your living room at 5pm, and the floor that makes it glow.
Week 1
- 01Golden, or blinding?1 min
The cover: make it your flat, then change the light.
- 02In this issue1 min
What's in the issue, and when each page lands.
- 03From the editors2 min
Ben's deal with you, and Belle's question.
- 04The Doormat2 min
A rule, a price, a trend, the weather and a deposit cap.
- 05Golden, or blinding?5 min
The cover story: one room, noon to 9pm, six floors.
Week 2
- 06Take a plank apart · Lands Thu 8 Oct3 min
Floor School: the four layers of a vinyl plank.
- 07Vinyl over, or new tiles? · Lands Thu 8 Oct3 min
Face-off: lay vinyl over the old tiles, or put new tiles in?
- 08The tap test · Lands Thu 8 Oct2 min
A game: find the three hollow tiles.
- 09Spot the five · Lands Thu 8 Oct3 min
A game: five installation mistakes in one room.
Week 3
- 10Removing floors in an HDB flat · Lands Thu 15 Oct3 min
Rules, plainly: permits, hours and who may do the work.
- 11How to visit a flooring showroom · Lands Thu 15 Oct3 min
Before you buy: a showroom visit, done properly.
- 12Ask Ben & Belle · Lands Thu 15 Oct2 min
Letters: water on vinyl, and doors that stop closing.
- 13Real homes · Lands Thu 15 Oct1 min
Real homes: why this page is empty, for now.
Week 4
- 14The Floor passport · Lands Thu 22 Oct2 min
The pull-out: eight things to settle before the deposit.
- 15Your floor could be in here · Lands Thu 22 Oct2 min
For flooring firms: how your floor gets into Shoes Off.
- 16The back page · Lands Thu 22 Oct1 min
The strip, and what's in the next issue.