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Plymouth · Devon

Bathroom Flooring in Plymouth

A bathroom floor lives with standing water and steam, and the two floors in the range for it are porcelain tile and rigid vinyl listed as waterproof; the walls of a shower can take the Berry Alloc panels. In Plymouth 75% of homes are houses, most of them terraced houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Bathroom in Plymouth

Bathroom flooring in Plymouth: what the housing says

The floor is the easy part of a bathroom; the edges at the bath, the shower tray and the door threshold are where water gets under any floor, and the fitting instructions are the specification.

The Plymouth district counts 114,558 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a bathroom floor is specified here.

Terraced houses are 33% of the homes in Plymouth, and a terraced bathroom in Plymouth is often a later addition, on the ground floor behind the kitchen or in a first-floor extension over it. A timber first floor under a bathroom is the case for the rigid vinyl, which floats and is light; a ground-floor slab takes either floor once the reading says it is dry.

of households rent privately (20.2% in 2011)
22.6%
live in a flat or maisonette
25.4%
postcode districts we deliver to
7
bathroom floors in our range
52

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Plymouth (E06000026) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Plymouth

We deliver across Plymouth and South Devon. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Saltash, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Looe, Liskeard and the surrounding South Devon and East Cornwall areas.

Delivery details

Local conditions

Much of central Plymouth was rebuilt after the war on solid ground floors, while Stoke, Mutley and Peverell kept their Victorian timber. Which of the two you have decides the preparation, and the preparation is most of the work.

All flooring in Plymouth

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In porcelain, the 600 x 1200 mm tiles: Luna Blanca Matt Porcelain Floor Tile, Night Lux Matt Porcelain Floor Tile and the polished Taj Mahal Pearl; the matt faces are the usual bathroom choice. In rigid vinyl, the click planks such as BML Light Oak SPC Click Flooring and the BML Cement Light SPC Click Floor Tile, listed as waterproof. For the walls of a shower, the five Berry Alloc Wall & Water Shower Panels, 600 x 2400 mm, listed as waterproof.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
BML Natural Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Grey Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone American White Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone Antique Smoked Oak SPC Floor6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Misty Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Ash SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
Berry Alloc Wall & Water Shower Panel White Brooklyn Concrete1.44 Square Metres10.2mmInterlocking System · listed as waterproof
Luna Blanca Polished Porcelain Floor Tile 600 x 120010mmCompatible

Room by room

Bathroom in Plymouth, room by room

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    Porcelain tiles in stone or marble effects are the standard for Plymouth bathrooms. For en-suites, LVT in stone designs provides similar performance with a warmer feel.
    Bathroom flooring in Plymouth

Our Devon delivery covers: Plymouth city centre, The Hoe, Mutley, Mannamead, Plymstock, Roborough, Stoke, Crownhill, Devonport, Stonehouse, Peverell, Hartley, Compton, Eggbuckland, Plympton, Saltash, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Yelverton, Looe, Liskeard, Torpoint, Callington and surrounding South Devon and East Cornwall

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Local fact sheet

Plymouth's homes, by the numbers

Plymouth in the 2021 census: 114,558 households, 74% houses, 25% flats.

Terraced housing accounts for 32.8% of the Plymouth stock, and another 25.4% of homes are flats, 16.2% of them purpose-built and 7.5% cut out of former houses. Deliveries run across PL1 to PL6 and PL9, taking in Devonport, Peverell, Eggbuckland, Honicknowle and Plymstock Dunstone. Terraces of that kind usually stand on suspended timber floors, so the order of work is a deflection check first, then levelling by ply overlay or compound, then the finish; the step that gets skipped is the one that telegraphs joist lines through vinyl a year later. Converted flats set a different constraint, since the floor is somebody else's ceiling and impact-sound underlay has to be settled before the wear layer is chosen. Private renting has climbed from 20.2% to 22.6% since 2011.

Plymouth was rebuilt more comprehensively than almost any English city, and the figures still show it: barely one household in nine is detached, while terraces and semi-detached houses together account for nearly two in three. The post-war plan is the housing stock.

Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Plymouth

  • The edges, not the middle The bath, the tray, the door threshold: sealed as the fitting instructions describe. That is where water gets under a floor.
  • Matt or polished A polished tile is a different floor when wet. The HSE's pendulum grades tell you how different; a matt face is the usual bathroom choice.
  • Timber floor under a tile A first-floor bathroom on joists flexes. A tile over it needs a stiff base or it cracks at the grout; the vinyl floats over it.
  • The bathroom over the kitchen In a terrace the bathroom is often a later addition over the kitchen, on joists that were not sized for a tiled floor. The vinyl floats over them; a tile wants a stiffened base first.

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Questions

Bathroom flooring in Plymouth: questions, answered

Tile or vinyl for a bathroom in Plymouth?

Porcelain is permanent, cool and hard, and suits a wet room with a fall; rigid vinyl listed as waterproof is warmer, quieter, floats over a timber first floor and can be lifted. Both need the edges sealed properly, which is where a bathroom floor fails if it fails.

Are the wall panels a replacement for tiles?

In a shower enclosure, yes: a panel runs floor to ceiling in one piece with a joint every 600 mm instead of a grout line every 300, and it is listed as waterproof by the manufacturer. The panel guide explains the datasheet and the fitting.

Can I lay a bathroom floor over underfloor heating?

The tiles and the rigid vinyl are listed for it. The screed is dry on a reading and the system commissioned before the floor goes down; the surface limit in a bathroom under EN 1264 is 33 °C.

What flooring works best for Plymouth coastal properties?

Near the Hoe and the waterfront, salt and grit come in on shoes and a matt or textured surface carries them better than gloss. Nearly one household in five rents from a social landlord, and in that stock the floor also has to survive a handover inspection.

Do you deliver bathroom flooring to Plymouth?

Yes. We deliver across Plymouth and Devon from our UK warehouse, including the PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5 and PL6 postcode districts. Delivery cost and timing depend on the delivery postcode and are shown at checkout, and samples come by post first so the floor can be seen in the room before the full order.

Can I see a bathroom sample before ordering in Plymouth?

Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Plymouth address. Two or three side by side on the floor, in the room's own light morning and evening, settle the colour faster than any photograph.

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