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Kettering · Northamptonshire

Grey Flooring in Kettering

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 Kettering 89% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (35%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Grey in Kettering

Grey flooring in Kettering: what the housing says

The North Northamptonshire district counts 148,918 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.

Semi-detached houses are 35% of the North Northamptonshire stock, and the semi's knocked-through room has two lights, front and back. A single grey floor through both reads differently at each end, which is why the mid greys, the Cobham Smoked Grey Oak or the BML Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring, are chosen more often than the palest ones for a long room.

Detached houses are 30% of the homes in North Northamptonshire, 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 66% in North Northamptonshire, 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 Kettering that is the difference between a floor bought for the next ten years and one bought for the next decoration.

of households rent privately (14.1% in 2011)
18.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
11.2%
postcode districts we deliver to
NN14 to NN16
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, North Northamptonshire (E06000061) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

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.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Victorian Antique Smoked Grey Oak Flooring 15 x 220 x 220015mm x 220mm x 2200mm4mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 190014mm x 190mm x 1900mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
BML Grey-brown Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Misty Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Concrete Dark Grey SPC Click Floor Tile6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Cement Light SPC Click Floor Tile6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Misty Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Grey-beige Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible

Local fact sheet

Kettering's homes, by the numbers

North Northamptonshire in the 2021 census: 148,918 households, 88% houses, 11% flats.

Three postcode districts answer to Kettering, and much of what they cover is not Kettering at all: Rothwell, Desborough, Burton Latimer, Raunds and Irthlingborough each kept their own centre and their own building history. This page serves a cluster of old towns, so the right floor is not settled by the postal address.

The boot and shoe trade built Kettering in the nineteenth century, and those workers’ terraces sit on suspended timber rather than concrete. Semis are the commonest type across NN14, NN15 and NN16, with detached houses close behind. Expect to level old boards before anything goes down over them.

Boards over a ventilated void live with the year: an NN16 floor takes up moisture through a wet autumn and gives it back once the heating comes on. Leave the packs standing where the floor is to go, and keep a real gap at the skirting.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Kettering

  • 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.
  • Two rooms, one grey A knocked-through semi shows the same grey in front light and back light. Lay samples at both ends of the room before choosing; a warm grey reads differently at each.
  • 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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Questions

Grey flooring in Kettering: questions, answered

Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Kettering?

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 Kettering address?

We send samples to any NN14, NN15 or NN16 address. Put them where they will actually live, down on the floorboards themselves rather than on a table: a base that looks true from standing height shows its dips once a plank bridges them.

Do you deliver grey flooring to Kettering?

Yes. We deliver across Kettering and Northamptonshire from our UK warehouse, including the NN14, NN15 and NN16 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 Kettering?

Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Kettering 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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