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Windsor · Berkshire

Grey Flooring in Windsor

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 Windsor 76% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (31%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Grey in Windsor

Grey flooring in Windsor: what the housing says

The Windsor and Maidenhead district counts 60,934 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.

Detached houses are 31% of the homes in Windsor and Maidenhead, 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 67% in Windsor and Maidenhead, 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 Windsor that is the difference between a floor bought for the next ten years and one bought for the next decoration.

of households rent privately (16.2% in 2011)
20.6%
live in a flat or maisonette
24.2%
postcode districts we deliver to
SL3 to SL4
grey floors in our range
16

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Windsor and Maidenhead (E06000040) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Windsor

We deliver across Windsor and the wider Royal Borough. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Eton, Ascot, Sunningdale, Maidenhead, Slough, Egham, Virginia Water and surrounding Berkshire and Surrey borders.

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

Windsor's homes, by the numbers

Windsor and Maidenhead in the 2021 census: 60,934 households, 75% houses, 24% flats.

Roughly three in ten Windsor homes are detached, a quarter semi-detached and one in five a purpose-built flat. What the figures do not show is the river. Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury sit low against the Thames, and that changes the first question asked about a ground floor there.

Windsor combines Royal town heritage with some of the most premium property in Berkshire, from Georgian and Victorian townhouses near the Castle to substantial detached properties in Ascot and Sunningdale, riverside homes in Datchet and Wraysbury, and Eton’s distinctive housing stock. The town’s combination of Royal connections, top schools and Thames-side setting drives consistently premium values.

On that low ground the moisture in a solid floor moves with the water table rather than with the weather. A reading taken in August can differ from one taken in February, so the build-up is chosen for the wetter of the two months.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Windsor

  • 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 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 Windsor: questions, answered

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

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.

Do you deliver grey flooring to Windsor?

Yes. We deliver across Windsor and Berkshire from our UK warehouse, including the SL3 and SL4 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 Windsor?

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