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Bath · Somerset
Laminate is a photographic decor under a hard wear layer on an HDF core; the range is 8 mm, class AC4 under EN 13329, click-fitted and floated on an underlay. In Bath 79% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (29%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Laminate in Bath
The Bath and North East Somerset district counts 79,250 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a laminate floor is specified here.
Semi-detached houses are 29% of the Bath and North East Somerset stock, and the semi has both bases in one house: timber at the front, concrete at the back. Laminate goes over both, with the underlay chosen per base, a vapour barrier over the slab and none over the timber. The 8 mm AC4 boards in the range are rated for domestic use throughout the house; the expansion gap of 8 to 12 mm at every wall is what lets a whole-floor run move as one.
Terraced houses are 27% of the homes in the Bath and North East Somerset district, and laminate is the floor most often laid through them: a click floor floats over the old suspended boards on an underlay, and the whole ground floor of a terrace can be done in a weekend. The condition is the base. Loose or springy boards are screwed down first, and the underlay chosen for a timber floor is one without a vapour barrier, so the void beneath can breathe.
Owner-occupation is 66% in Bath and North East Somerset, and an owner-occupier fitting laminate is usually flooring a bedroom, a study or a first-floor landing rather than the showpiece room. The 8 mm AC4 range does that; the decision is the decor and the underlay, and the underlay is chosen for the base and, on an upper floor, for sound.
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All 12 laminate floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Bath and North East Somerset (E06000022) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Bath and Somerset. Most in-stock orders reach Bath within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Bristol, Frome, Wells, Trowbridge, Bradford-on-Avon and the surrounding Mendip and West Wiltshire areas.
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All twelve laminates in the range are 8 mm boards of 193 x 1204 mm, class AC4, click-fitted, listed for underfloor heating; they differ in decor. 8mm Laminate Rio and 8mm Laminate Symphony are the greys, 8mm Laminate Colorado the light oak, 8mm Laminate Alto and 8mm Laminate Inebolu the dark browns.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8mm Laminate Rio | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Colorado | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Unye | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Golcuk | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Gelibolu | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Inebolu | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Alto | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
| 8mm Laminate Vivo | 8mm x 193mm x 1204mm | 8mm thick · AC4 | Click | Compatible |
Local fact sheet
Bath and North East Somerset in the 2021 census: 79,250 households, 78% houses, 21% flats.
Bathwick, Lambridge and Combe Down sit inside the BA1 and BA2 delivery area, together with Kingsmead, Lansdown, Newbridge and the Bathavon North and Bathavon South wards of Bath and North East Somerset. What stands out in the 2021 accommodation figures is conversion: 5.9% of homes are flats inside former houses, on top of 13.5% purpose-built, so 21.4% of the stock is flatted. An upper floor carved out of an older house rests on joists never designed to be split between two households, and deflection plus sound transfer governs the build-up, which usually means a floating layer over a resilient mat and door heights checked before any underlay is ordered. Ownership stands at 65.3%, a little below the 66.7% recorded in 2011.
Bath’s Georgian heritage is among the most architecturally significant in Europe, from the iconic Royal Crescent and the Circus to honey-coloured Bath stone townhouses lining Great Pulteney Street. Period interiors with high ceilings, original cornicing and proportions designed for grand entertaining demand flooring that respects centuries of craftsmanship.
A Georgian floor is suspended timber over a void ventilated by airbricks that later work has often closed up. Before anything goes over it, the question is whether air still moves under there — Lansdown, Bathwick and the streets off Kingsmead all hold houses where it does not.
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For the dry rooms, yes: bedrooms, living rooms, landings and whole-house fits where the budget and the speed of fitting matter. The 8 mm AC4 boards are rated for domestic use. For a kitchen or bathroom the rigid-vinyl range, listed as waterproof, is the one to look at.
The boards in the range are listed as compatible. The underlay has to be one rated for underfloor heating, and the system is commissioned before the floor is laid.
EN 13329 classifies laminate by abrasion resistance from AC1 to AC6; AC4 is the class rated for general domestic use throughout the home. The AC guide linked below explains the test behind the number.
In a Georgian townhouse what goes under the floor is more constrained than what goes on it, and the constraint is depth: the finished level cannot rise past a threshold or a stair nosing that is part of the fabric. A thin build-up matters more here than in anything built since.
Yes. We deliver across Bath and Somerset from our UK warehouse, including the BA1 and BA2 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 Bath 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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