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Liverpool · Merseyside

Grey Flooring in Liverpool

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 Liverpool 77% of homes are houses, most of them terraced houses (38%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Grey in Liverpool

Grey flooring in Liverpool: what the housing says

The Liverpool district counts 207,491 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.

Terraced houses are 38% of the homes in Liverpool, and a terraced front room in Liverpool faces one way and gets one light; a grey that looks pale in the showroom can go blue in a north-facing room. The Weybridge Light Grey Oak and the Weybridge Grey Washed Oak are stained oaks, so the grain warms the grey; the samples are the way to see which grey the room makes.

Social renting is 26% of households in Liverpool, and grey laminate and grey rigid vinyl are the specification across that stock for the same practical reasons: they hide wear between inspections and sit with any wall colour a tenant chooses. A tenant fitting a floor in that stock needs the landlord's written consent first; the click floors lift again at the end of the tenancy.

On the new developments in Liverpool grey is the floor colour the show home tends to carry, usually a grey laminate or a grey SPC over the screed; both are listed for the underfloor heating those homes are built with. The screed under them is dry when a hygrometer says so, and the heating has been through its commissioning cycle before the first board.

of households rent privately (23.4% in 2011)
26.1%
live in a flat or maisonette
23.2%
conservation areas
36
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Liverpool (E08000012) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Liverpool

We deliver across Liverpool and Merseyside. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover the Wirral, Southport, St Helens and Warrington.

Delivery details

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

Liverpool's homes, by the numbers

Liverpool in the 2021 census: 207,491 households, 77% houses, 23% flats.

Liverpool is two fifths terraced, more than any other city on this list, and a quarter rent from a social landlord. Much of it is pre-war, with a suspended timber ground floor over a void that was built to breathe.

Liverpool offers an exciting mix of grand Victorian and Georgian properties in areas like Aigburth and Woolton, alongside modern waterfront developments on the Albert Dock and Baltic Triangle. The city’s strong buy-to-let market also drives demand for durable, cost-effective flooring in rental properties.

Later extensions and paved yards have closed a great many of those airbricks. The void then stops drying, the joist ends sitting in the wall are the first to suffer, and the tenant reports a floor that feels springy long before anything looks wrong from above.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Liverpool

  • 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 narrow room A terraced front room is narrow and lit from one end. A pale grey opens it; a dark grey closes it. Two samples at the window and at the far wall settle it.
  • Grey vinyl for the turnover A grey rigid vinyl with a 0.55 mm wear layer hides the marks between tenancies. A tenancy agreement usually needs the landlord's consent for a hard floor first.

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Questions

Grey flooring in Liverpool: questions, answered

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

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.

Which flooring suits Liverpool waterfront apartments?

In a waterfront warehouse conversion the structural floor is usually concrete or heavy timber, the ceilings are high and the doors were hung to the conversion's own levels. Ask what build-up height is available and what the building requires for impact sound — those two answers narrow the choice before appearance does.

Do you deliver grey flooring to Liverpool?

Yes. We deliver across Liverpool and Merseyside from our UK warehouse, including the L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 and L6 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 Liverpool?

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