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Taunton · Somerset
The hallway takes more traffic per square metre than any other room, and wet traffic at that, so its floor is chosen for wear and for the mat at the door: rigid vinyl, AC4 laminate or a brushed oak. In Taunton 84% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (31%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Hallway in Taunton
Grit is what wears a hallway floor, not footsteps; a mat inside the door does more for the floor than any wear layer.
The Somerset West and Taunton district counts 69,986 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a hallway floor is specified here.
Detached houses are 31% of the homes in Somerset West and Taunton, and a detached hall in Taunton is a room in its own right, often with a porch that catches the worst of the weather. The porch takes the tile or the vinyl; the hall takes the same board as the living rooms, and the mat sits between them.
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All 62 hallway floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Somerset (E06000066); accommodation type: Somerset West and Taunton · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Taunton and Somerset. Most in-stock orders reach Taunton within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Wellington, Bridgwater, Wiveliscombe, Norton Fitzwarren, Wellington and the surrounding Somerset area.
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The rigid-vinyl planks with the 0.55 mm wear layer, such as BML Rustic Oak SPC Wide Flooring, and the herringbone BML Herringbone European Oak SPC for a hall with length; the AC4 laminates such as 8mm Laminate Golcuk for a dry hall; among the timber, the Oxford Herringbone Light Oak and the brushed Ascot Natural Brushed Oak Wood Flooring, which hide grit in their texture.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorian Antique Distressed Oak Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Ascot Cottage Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 125 | 14mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge Grey Washed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone American White Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | 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 Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| Cobham Light Oak Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Golcuk | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
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Our Somerset delivery covers: Taunton town centre, Wellington, Bishops Hull, Comeytrowe, Trull, Norton Fitzwarren, Staplegrove, Rockwell Green, Wilton, Galmington, Priorswood, Monkton Heathfield, Creech St Michael, Bishops Lydeard, Wiveliscombe, Bridgwater, North Petherton, Wellington, Taunton and surrounding Somerset and Vale of Taunton Deane
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Somerset West and Taunton in the 2021 census: 69,986 households, 84% houses, 16% flats.
The accommodation figures available here describe the former Somerset West and Taunton district: 31.3% detached, 29.7% semi-detached, 22.6% terraced and only 15.6% flats. No tenure figures are quoted, because the ones on file cover a different area. TA1 and TA2 run through Taunton East, Taunton North, Taunton South, Rowbarton & Staplegrove, Bishop's Hull & Taunton West and Comeytrowe & Trull, all within the Somerset unitary authority. A stock more than four-fifths houses means whole-property work, and ground floors divide between suspended timber, whose underfloor ventilation has to stay clear, and solid slabs, whose damp-proof membrane has to be verified before any moisture-sensitive finish goes down. Stairs and landings often decide the material as much as the rooms do.
Housing in Taunton leans large — close to a third of homes detached and nearly as many semi-detached — reaching from Rowbarton and Staplegrove round to Comeytrowe, Trull and Bishop's Hull, with the villages of Lydeard, Monkton, North Curry and North Petherton beyond. Houses of that size often carry furniture that smaller ones do not.
Weight concentrated on a small point is harder on a floor than weight spread wide. A piano leg, a loaded bookcase or a chair dragged back from the table each press into the surface at one spot, and softer materials take a permanent dent where they do.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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In this range the rigid-vinyl planks with the 0.55 mm wear layer, listed as waterproof and rated commercial grade by the manufacturer, and the AC4 laminates for a dry hall. A brushed, oiled oak lasts as long if the grit is kept out by a mat, and it can be re-oiled where it wears.
It is the room herringbone suits best: the diagonal leads the eye along the hall and it reads wider. The small 90 x 450 mm block keeps the pattern in proportion; the rigid-vinyl herringbone does the same and takes wet boots.
A floating floor stops at the bottom step. Stairs are fitted separately, with nosings and a fixed board or a stair-specific covering, and the hallways-and-stairs guide linked below explains the options.
In a period house with heavy furniture, ask about indentation resistance rather than only about scratching — they are different properties, and a floor can be strong against one and weak against the other. Wide felt pads and soft castors then protect whatever you choose.
Yes. We deliver across Taunton and Somerset from our UK warehouse, including the TA1 and TA2 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.
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Taunton 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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