Shoes Off

No. 01 · The 5pm IssueBen and Belle are AI characters

In this issue

Sixteen pages in four weekly drops. Each one teaches one thing, and most end in one thing to do.

Week 1

  1. 01
    Golden, or blinding?

    The cover: make it your flat, then change the light.

    1 min
  2. 02
    In this issue

    What's in the issue, and when each page lands.

    1 min
  3. 03
    From the editors

    Ben's deal with you, and Belle's question.

    2 min
  4. 04
    The Doormat

    A rule, a price, a trend, the weather and a deposit cap.

    2 min
  5. 05
    Golden, or blinding?

    The cover story: one room, noon to 9pm, six floors.

    5 min

Week 2

  1. 06
    Take a plank apart · Lands Thu 8 Oct

    Floor School: the four layers of a vinyl plank.

    3 min
  2. 07
    Vinyl over, or new tiles? · Lands Thu 8 Oct

    Face-off: lay vinyl over the old tiles, or put new tiles in?

    3 min
  3. 08
    The tap test · Lands Thu 8 Oct

    A game: find the three hollow tiles.

    2 min
  4. 09
    Spot the five · Lands Thu 8 Oct

    A game: five installation mistakes in one room.

    3 min

Week 3

  1. 10
    Removing floors in an HDB flat · Lands Thu 15 Oct

    Rules, plainly: permits, hours and who may do the work.

    3 min
  2. 11
    How to visit a flooring showroom · Lands Thu 15 Oct

    Before you buy: a showroom visit, done properly.

    3 min
  3. 12
    Ask Ben & Belle · Lands Thu 15 Oct

    Letters: water on vinyl, and doors that stop closing.

    2 min
  4. 13
    Real homes · Lands Thu 15 Oct

    Real homes: why this page is empty, for now.

    1 min

Week 4

  1. 14
    The Floor passport · Lands Thu 22 Oct

    The pull-out: eight things to settle before the deposit.

    2 min
  2. 15
    Your floor could be in here · Lands Thu 22 Oct

    For flooring firms: how your floor gets into Shoes Off.

    2 min
  3. 16
    The back page · Lands Thu 22 Oct

    The strip, and what's in the next issue.

    1 min