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The vast majority of people living without flooring in all rooms - 760,000 - were in social housing, according to a survey of 5,500 people carried out by The National Centre for Social Research.

The inside of the former Victorian toilet block has now been transformed - with fresh painting, new flooring, a brand new roof and heating being installed.

Rubber crumb is often used as flooring for equestrian centres and children's playgrounds.

"It reached to the top of the skirting boards. We had to have all the flooring, woodwork and lower kitchen replaced, which took nearly 12 months."

I'm standing in what feels like a suite in a posh hotel - all soft lighting, marble counter tops, plush seating and parquet-style flooring.