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Gloucester · Gloucestershire
Engineered oak is a real oak wear layer of 3 to 6 mm bonded to a cross-laminated core, so the board keeps the surface of solid timber and moves far less with the seasons. In Gloucester 82% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (40%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Engineered Wood in Gloucester
It sits over a levelled timber base or a screed, takes underfloor heating, and can be sanded back at least once when the wear layer is 3 mm or more.
The Gloucester district counts 55,406 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a engineered wood floor is specified here.
Semi-detached houses are the largest group in Gloucester, 40% of the Gloucester stock, and the typical semi has two ground floors in one: a suspended timber front room and a solid concrete kitchen or later extension. Engineered oak can run through both, floated on underlay over the timber and glued to the slab, so a knocked-through room reads as one floor. The join between the two bases is where the level is set, and it is worth checking before the boards are ordered.
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All 33 engineered wood floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Gloucester (E07000081) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Gloucester and the wider Gloucestershire area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud, the Forest of Dean, Cinderford, Lydney, Newent and surrounding Severn Vale.
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The range runs from the 125 mm Ascot boards, which suit a hallway or a bedroom in a terraced house, through the 150 mm Cobham range to the 190 mm Weybridge Light Grey and the 220 mm Victorian Antique Natural Oak for larger rooms. Every board in the range is listed as compatible with underfloor heating and carries a wear layer of 3 mm or more; the 15 and 20 mm Victorian boards carry 4 and 6 mm.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Antique Distressed Oak Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Victorian Antique White Oak Flooring 15 x 220 x 2200 | 15mm x 220mm x 2200mm | 4mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Ascot Lacquered Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 125 | 14mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Cobham Natural Oak UV Lacquered Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Cobham Walnut Stained Oak Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge White Oiled Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Victorian Antique Smoky Oak Flooring 20 x 190 x 1900 | 20mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 6mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
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Our Gloucestershire delivery covers: Gloucester city centre, Quedgeley, Hucclecote, Tuffley, Longlevens, Barnwood, Abbeydale, Abbeymead, Kingsway, Tredworth, Linden, Podsmead, Matson, Robinswood, Brockworth, Churchdown, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Cinderford, Lydney, Newent, Coleford and surrounding Forest of Dean and Severn Vale
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Gloucester in the 2021 census: 55,406 households, 81% houses, 18% flats.
Semi-detached houses make up 39.6% of the stock recorded for Gloucester, with terraces at 20.7% and purpose-built flats at 14.7%. Owner occupation has slipped from 67.2% in 2011 to 63.9%, while private renting has moved up to 21.3%. Rented homes tend to be refitted between tenancies rather than lived through, which argues for a hard-wearing wear layer and a fitting method that lets one damaged plank come out without disturbing the rest. Across GL1, GL2 and GL4 — Barton and Tredworth, Coney Hill, Barnwood, Abbeymead and Hardwicke among them — the question at survey is whether the ground floor is solid or timber, because one wants a moisture reading and the other wants levelling before anything goes down.
Gloucester combines historic cathedral-area properties with extensive Victorian and Edwardian terraces around the city centre, and large modern developments at Quedgeley, Abbeymead and Kingsway. The recently regenerated Docks area has added contemporary waterside apartments, while suburbs like Longlevens and Hucclecote remain popular with families seeking value over neighbouring Cheltenham.
Much of Gloucester is interwar semi, and in that plan the hall runs to a step down into a kitchen added later. The step is where two subfloors of different ages meet, and it is settled before a material is chosen.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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For most of the housing in Gloucester it is the wood floor that fits: it goes over a suspended timber floor once that is levelled, over a slab once that is dry, and over underfloor heating, and it can be sanded back when the wear layer is 3 mm or more. Where it does not belong is a bathroom or a utility room that gets wet.
A 125 or 150 mm board suits the room sizes of the terraces and semis, and a brushed, oiled finish forgives the grit an older house carries in. Wider boards suit the larger detached rooms and knocked-through spaces.
Every engineered board in the range is listed as compatible with underfloor heating. The conditions are the manufacturer's: a commissioned system, a dry screed and a surface temperature within the limit the fitting instructions state.
In an interwar semi the two halves of the ground floor are rarely the same age or the same height. Get the levels and the junction agreed first; after that a hard-wearing laminate, LVT or engineered board all work, and the choice comes down to traffic.
Yes. We deliver across Gloucester and Gloucestershire from our UK warehouse, including the GL1, GL2 and GL4 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.
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Gloucester 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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