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Swansea · South Wales
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 Swansea 84% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (35%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Engineered Wood in Swansea
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 Swansea district counts 104,961 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 Swansea, 35% of the Swansea 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, Swansea (W06000011) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Swansea and the wider South West Wales area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Mumbles, the Gower, Neath, Port Talbot, Llanelli, Carmarthen, Llandeilo and surrounding South West Wales.
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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 South Wales delivery covers: Swansea city centre, Mumbles, Sketty, Uplands, Killay, Gowerton, Langland, Caswell Bay, Newton, West Cross, Oystermouth, Brynmill, St Thomas, Townhill, Mayhill, Morriston, Llansamlet, Penclawdd, Llanrhidian, Reynoldston, Rhossili, Port Eynon, Neath, Port Talbot, Llanelli, Carmarthen, Llandeilo and surrounding South West Wales
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Swansea in the 2021 census: 104,961 households, 84% houses, 16% flats.
Swansea sits within the Abertawe - Swansea unitary authority, and its round runs from SA1 and SA2 through SA5, SA6 and SA7, with the SA80 code besides; Landore, Cwmbwrla, Cockett, Bôn-y-maen, Llansamlet, Llangyfelach, Clydach, Gowerton, Dunvant and Killay, Fairwood and Gower fall inside it. Semi-detached housing leads on 34.5%, terraces follow at 25.4% and detached at 24.0%, with 62.3% of households owning. Hillside terraces of that vintage were frequently built without a membrane under the lowest floor, so a damp-proof layer and a self-levelling screed tend to come before any decision about the covering itself. Higher up, board gaps and movement are what ruin thin vinyl, and a plywood overlay is the cheap remedy.
Swansea combines characterful properties in the historic Mumbles village with substantial Edwardian and Victorian villas in Sketty and Uplands, premium coastal homes in Langland and Caswell Bay along the Gower, plus modern apartment developments around the Marina and SA1 regeneration. The Gower’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, growing university and coastal lifestyle drive consistent renovation and rental demand.
On a sloping plot the back of the house often opens straight onto the garden through wide glazed doors added later. That threshold is where rain gets in — not in quantity, but steadily, at the point where the floor stops.
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 Swansea 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.
Wet weather reaches a floor through doorways rather than through walls. Deep matting inside every external door, a surface that takes standing water without swelling, and a few minutes of through-ventilation on a wet day do more than any upgrade in the board itself.
Yes. We deliver across Swansea and South Wales from our UK warehouse, including the SA1, SA2, SA5, SA6, SA7 and SA80 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 Swansea 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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