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Telford · Shropshire

Grey Flooring in Telford

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 Telford 90% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (38%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Grey in Telford

Grey flooring in Telford: what the housing says

The Telford and Wrekin district counts 76,509 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 Telford and Wrekin 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 31% of the homes in Telford and Wrekin, 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.

of households rent privately (15.0% in 2011)
21.2%
live in a flat or maisonette
10.1%
postcode districts we deliver to
7
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Telford and Wrekin (E06000020) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Telford

We deliver across Telford and the wider Shropshire area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Shrewsbury, Newport, Bridgnorth, Much Wenlock, Ironbridge, Market Drayton and surrounding Shropshire countryside.

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

Telford's homes, by the numbers

Telford and Wrekin in the 2021 census: 76,509 households, 90% houses, 10% flats.

Assembled out of older settlements under a new-town plan, Telford's housing is mostly detached and semi-detached — close to seven households in ten between them, with very few flats. Brookside, Dawley, Hadley, Leegomery and Donnington are the estates that came out of that period.

Telford combines New Town housing across Wellington, Madeley and Dawley with extensive modern developments at Lawley, Priorslee, Lightmoor and Ketley, plus characterful properties in surrounding villages and the Ironbridge Gorge. The town’s position on the M54, proximity to Birmingham and growing business-park economy drive consistent commuter and family demand.

Much of Telford's estate housing has a suspended ground floor decked in chipboard rather than narrow planks. Those sheets are fixed at their edges, and after a few decades the fixings work loose where the joists are furthest apart.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Telford

  • 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.

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Questions

Grey flooring in Telford: questions, answered

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

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.

What flooring suits Telford new-build homes?

On a new-build estate, screw the deck down before anything goes over it: a new floor laid on sheets that move will move with them and be blamed for a noise that was already there. After that the underlay does more than the top layer for how the room sounds and feels.

Do you deliver grey flooring to Telford?

Yes. We deliver across Telford and Shropshire from our UK warehouse, including the TF1, TF2, TF3, TF4, TF7 and TF8 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 Telford?

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