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Grey Flooring in Sheffield
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 Sheffield 79% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (38%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Grey in Sheffield
Grey flooring in Sheffield: what the housing says
The Sheffield district counts 231,952 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 38% of the Sheffield 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.
Terraced houses are 26% of the homes in Sheffield, and a terraced front room in Sheffield 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.
On the new developments in Sheffield 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.
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All 16 grey floors- live in a flat or maisonette
- 21.0%
- conservation areas
- 38
- postcode districts we deliver to
- 11
- grey floors in our range
- 16
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Sheffield (E08000039) · Council conservation area register · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The grey range for Sheffield homes
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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
Sheffield's homes, by the numbers
Sheffield in the 2021 census: 231,952 households, 79% houses, 21% flats.
Sheffield is built across seven hills, and its housing follows them: close to two homes in five semi-detached, a quarter terraced, from Burngreave and Darnall round to Crookes, Broomhill and Nether Edge. On a steep street the ground floor sits on earth rather than over a void.
Sheffield is defined by its stone-built terraces, substantial Edwardian homes in affluent areas like Ecclesall and Dore, and a growing number of modern developments in the city centre. The surrounding Peak District countryside also influences local tastes, with natural materials and earthy tones favoured in many Sheffield homes.
That leaves a real choice in the older stone stock. A solid floor can be dug out and rebuilt with insulation and a membrane, which is disruptive and permanent, or overlaid, which is quick and raises the level. Neither is wrong; deciding which before ordering is what matters.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you choose
Before you order in Sheffield
- 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 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.
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Questions
Grey flooring in Sheffield: questions, answered
Which grey floor suits a north-facing room in Sheffield?
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 you recommend flooring for homes near the Peak District?
Out towards the Peak the ground is wetter and many cottages sit on it directly, so a proper membrane matters more than the board on top. Choose a covering that would tolerate a damp morning, and keep the ventilation under any suspended floor open rather than boxed in.
Do you deliver grey flooring to Sheffield?
Yes. We deliver across Sheffield and South Yorkshire from our UK warehouse, including the S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 and S6 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 Sheffield?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Sheffield 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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