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Redhill · Surrey

Grey Flooring in Redhill

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 Redhill roughly one home in 4 is a flat (26%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

Grey in Redhill

Grey flooring in Redhill: what the housing says

The Reigate and Banstead district counts 59,849 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 30% of the Reigate and Banstead 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.

Owner-occupation is 73% in Reigate and Banstead, 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 Redhill that is the difference between a floor bought for the next ten years and one bought for the next decoration.

of households rent privately (12.9% in 2011)
15.7%
live in a flat or maisonette
25.9%
postcode districts we deliver to
RH1 to RH2
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Reigate and Banstead (E07000211) · 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

Redhill's homes, by the numbers

Reigate and Banstead in the 2021 census: 59,849 households, 74% houses, 26% flats.

Reigate and Banstead reaches a long way past the junction: Bletchingley and Nutfield one side, Horley and Salfords the other. Most of what this page says is written for the RH1 streets round the station, so tell us the address and we will say which half of it applies.

The railway junction came first at Redhill, and the Victorian and Edwardian streets that grew around it are the stock most often being refitted. Semis and detached houses lead the mix in RH1 and RH2, with purpose-built flats close behind. Expect suspended timber over a void, and rarely level.

Redhill ground floors breathe from underneath, through airbricks low in the wall — and a raised path or a planted border closes that off. Lay a sealed build-up over a void that has stopped venting, and the underside of the boards carries the moisture.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Redhill

  • 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.
  • 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 Redhill: questions, answered

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

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 Redhill address?

A sample tells you what a drawing cannot, so order one to any RH1 or RH2 address and hold it against the wall that is least square. A long plank shows every degree of that; a shorter format forgives it, and the difference is quantity.

Do you deliver grey flooring to Redhill?

Yes. We deliver across Redhill and Surrey from our UK warehouse, including the RH1 and RH2 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 Redhill?

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