Delivery to Eastleigh
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Eastleigh · Hampshire
Grey Flooring in Eastleigh
Grey runs through three ranges here, engineered oak, laminate and rigid vinyl, from the pale washed greys to smoked and concrete tones, so the colour can be chosen first and the material chosen for the room. In Eastleigh 84% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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- Delivered to EastleighSO50, SO53, SO97
Grey in Eastleigh
Grey flooring in Eastleigh: what the housing says
The Eastleigh district counts 56,922 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a grey floor is specified here.
Detached houses are 33% of the homes in Eastleigh, and a large room carries a pale grey well: the Weybridge Whitewashed Oak and the light grey laminates open the space where a dark floor would close it. In a large kitchen the concrete-look SPC tiles are the grey that is also listed as waterproof.
Owner-occupation is 73% in Eastleigh, and an owner choosing grey chooses between a stained oak, which keeps the grain and can be sanded back to a natural colour later, and a laminate or vinyl decor, which cannot. In Eastleigh that is the difference between a floor bought for the next ten years and one bought for the next decoration.
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All 16 grey floors- of households rent privately (12.3% in 2011)
- 13.9%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 16.2%
- postcode districts we deliver to
- SO50, SO53, SO97
- grey floors in our range
- 16
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Eastleigh (E07000086) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The grey range for Eastleigh homes
Compare the grey range
In engineered oak: Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring, Weybridge Grey Washed Oak Wood Flooring, Cobham Smoked Grey Oak Wood Floor and Victorian Antique Smoked Grey Oak Flooring. In laminate: 8mm Laminate Rio, 8mm Laminate Arkansas, 8mm Laminate Vivo and 8mm Laminate Symphony. In rigid vinyl: BML Grey Oak SPC Click Flooring, BML Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring, BML Rustic Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring and the BML Concrete Grey SPC Click Floor Tile.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Antique Smoked Grey Oak Flooring 15 x 220 x 2200 | 15mm x 220mm x 2200mm | 4mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| BML Grey-brown Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Misty Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Concrete Dark Grey SPC Click Floor Tile | 6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Cement Light SPC Click Floor Tile | 6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Misty Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Grey-beige Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
Local fact sheet
Eastleigh's homes, by the numbers
Eastleigh in the 2021 census: 56,922 households, 83% houses, 16% flats.
Not every Eastleigh household owns all of the home it lives in: shared ownership means a share bought and rent paid on the rest. That puts some SO50 and SO53 houses on a lease, so at Fair Oak or Eastleigh South a floor covering can be somebody else's business even with no flat above.
Detached houses lead in Eastleigh, semis and terraces behind them, and the split is geographic as much as anything: the older streets that grew up with the railway sit on suspended timber, while Chandler’s Ford came later and is largely solid. Two subfloors, half a mile apart, across SO50 and SO53.
A room heated through winter dries the boards in it, and summer puts the moisture back. Cut the expansion gap in a Bishopstoke floor for every one of those cycles.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
Guides
Before you choose
Before you order in Eastleigh
- See the grey in the room A grey shifts with the light more than a natural oak does. Two or three samples on the floor for a day, morning and evening.
- Material for the room, colour for the eye The grey oaks for the dry, seen rooms; the grey SPC for the kitchen and bathroom; the grey laminate for bedrooms and landings.
- Stained oak can be sanded back A grey oak with a 3 mm wear layer can be taken back to natural later. A grey decor cannot.
- Grey in a large room A wide grey plank in a big room reads calmer than a narrow one. The 190 mm Weybridge Light Grey oak suits that room; sample it at the window and at the far wall.
- A grey that can be sanded back A stained grey oak with a 3 mm or thicker wear layer can be taken back to natural later; a grey decor on laminate or vinyl cannot. For a floor to keep, that matters.
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8mm Laminate Unye
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8mm Laminate Arkansas
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8mm Laminate Rio
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Questions
Grey flooring in Eastleigh: questions, answered
Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Eastleigh?
A grey with warmth in it: the stained oaks or the mid greys rather than the palest washed tones, which can turn blue in cool light. Samples in the actual room settle it faster than any description.
Is grey oak real wood?
The grey oaks in the range are oak boards that have been stained, smoked or limed, so the grain shows through the colour and the board can be sanded and refinished. The grey laminates and vinyls are printed decors.
Can I have a grey floor in the kitchen?
The grey rigid-vinyl planks and the concrete-look SPC tiles are listed as waterproof and belong in a kitchen. The grey oaks and laminates stay in the dry rooms.
Can I order flooring samples to my Eastleigh address?
Yes. Order to an Eastleigh North or Nursling and Rownhams address, then put the piece down on the floor and look at it from standing height rather than holding it up: a board at arm's length reads a shade lighter than the same board underfoot.
Do you deliver grey flooring to Eastleigh?
Yes. We deliver across Eastleigh and Hampshire from our UK warehouse, including the SO50, SO53 and SO97 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 grey sample before ordering in Eastleigh?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Eastleigh 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.
All ranges
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Every range and room for Eastleigh, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Eastleigh33 floors
Solid Woodin Eastleigh15 floors
Parquetin Eastleigh15 floors
LVT Vinylin Eastleigh36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Eastleigh36 floors
Laminatein Eastleigh12 floors
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- Portsmouth17 mi
- Salisbury20 mi
- Basingstoke24 mi
- Bournemouth29 mi
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