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Belfast · Northern Ireland

Kitchen Flooring in Belfast

A kitchen floor takes water from above, heat from below and traffic all day, and in this range that points to two materials: rigid vinyl listed as waterproof, and porcelain tile.

Kitchen in Belfast

Kitchen flooring in Belfast: what the housing says

Both cope with a spill left overnight; the difference is warmth and sound underfoot, and how much the base has to be levelled first.

For a kitchen in Belfast the two floors in the range that take a spill, a dropped pan and a wet mop are the rigid vinyl listed as waterproof and the porcelain tile. The vinyl is warmer, quieter and floats over an imperfect base; the tile is harder, cooler and permanent. The base has to be dry under both.

Red-brick terraces make up Belfast's older neighbourhoods, and their rooms are rarely simple rectangles. A chimney breast projects into the middle of one wall, alcoves sit either side of it, a bay steps out at the front, and a door swings into a corner. Every one of those is a cut in the floor.

Delivery to Belfast

We deliver across Belfast and Northern Ireland. Delivery to Belfast and the wider NI area typically takes a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode due to ferry transit. We cover all Belfast postcodes plus Lisburn, Holywood, Bangor, Newtownards, Carrickfergus, Antrim and surrounding Northern Ireland.

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The rigid-vinyl planks with the 0.55 mm wear layer, such as BML Natural Oak SPC Wide Flooring and BML Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring, and the herringbone boards such as BML Herringbone European Oak SPC, are the kitchen floors here, listed as waterproof; the BML Concrete Grey SPC Click Floor Tile gives a stone look without grout. In porcelain, the 600 x 1200 mm tiles such as Luna Blanca Matt Porcelain Floor Tile and Wabi Bianco Lappato Porcelain Floor Tile; the Wabi tiles carry an R11 slip rating in the listing.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
BML Herringbone European Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone Grey Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Black Slate SPC Click Floor Tile6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Rustic Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Natural Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Poplar SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
Agate Blue Lappato Porcelain Floor Tile 600 x 12009mmCompatible
Alexandria Cream Polished Porcelain Floor Tile 600 x 12009mmCompatible

Room by room

Kitchen in Belfast, room by room

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    Kitchens

    LVT vinyl stands up to Northern Ireland’s wet climate: spills sit on the surface rather than soaking in, and it stays warm underfoot. Suited to Belfast family kitchens and renovated period homes.
    Kitchen flooring in Belfast

Our Northern Ireland delivery covers: Belfast city centre, Stranmillis, Malone, Cregagh, Ballyhackamore, Holywood, Bangor, Cherryvalley, Cyprus Avenue, Knock, Belmont, Stormont, Sydenham, Ravenhill, Ormeau, Botanic, Lisburn Road, Falls, Shankill, Andersonstown, Finaghy, Dundonald, Newtownards, Carrickfergus, Antrim, Lisburn and surrounding Northern Ireland

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Local fact sheet

Belfast's homes, by the numbers

No 2021 census tenure or accommodation percentages are held for Belfast, since that count covers England and Wales only, and the record carries no postcode districts or ward names either, so nothing is asserted here about the local housing mix. What holds anywhere still holds: the subfloor decides the specification. Timber joists need levelling and a check for movement before a rigid plank is laid over them; concrete needs a moisture reading and, where there is any doubt, a surface damp-proof membrane. Anything sitting above another household's ceiling calls for an acoustic underlay chosen for impact rating rather than thickness alone. Doors, thresholds and skirtings should be measured against the finished height first, because that is the correction which cannot be made afterwards.

Every one of those corners is a cut, and cuts produce offcuts, so the quantity ordered is more than the area of the room. Adding a margin is standard; adding a little beyond it, kept flat and dry, is what makes a repair possible years later when the batch has gone.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Belfast

  • Dry slab, tested A kitchen floor in an older house has often been wet. A hygrometer reading, dry to BS 8203 practice, before the floor.
  • Vinyl or tile: warmth against permanence Rigid vinyl floats, is warmer and quieter and can be lifted; porcelain is bedded, harder and stays.
  • Units first or floor first A floating floor runs under the kick boards, not under the units; a tile usually runs under everything. Decide with the kitchen fitter.

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Questions

Kitchen flooring in Belfast: questions, answered

Which kitchen floor suits a Belfast home?

There are two candidates in the range and the room decides: rigid vinyl listed as waterproof, warmer and quieter and forgiving of an old base, or porcelain tile, harder and permanent. The kitchen guide linked below compares them.

Can I have wood flooring in a kitchen?

Engineered oak is fitted in kitchens with a sealed finish and wiped-up spills, but it is not listed as waterproof and a leak under a dishwasher will mark it. Where the look of wood is wanted with the listing, the rigid-vinyl planks and herringbone are the answer.

Does a kitchen floor need a slip rating?

The HSE grades slip potential by pendulum test value, with 36 or above rated low. Two of the porcelain tiles in the range carry an R11 rating in the listing; for a domestic kitchen the floor is chosen for the spill and the mop as much as for the rating.

What flooring suits Belfast’s Malone and Stranmillis Victorian villas?

In a Malone or Stranmillis villa the rooms are large but rarely simple, so plan the layout on paper before ordering. Starting the first row in the right place can remove a line of awkward slivers along one wall, and a wide board suits those proportions.

Do you deliver kitchen flooring to Belfast?

Yes. We deliver across Belfast and Northern Ireland from our UK warehouse. 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 kitchen sample before ordering in Belfast?

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