Laminate Flooring in Plymouth

Local fact sheet

Plymouth's homes, by the numbers

Plymouth in the 2021 census: 114,558 households, 74% houses, 25% flats.

Terraced housing accounts for 32.8% of the Plymouth stock, and another 25.4% of homes are flats, 16.2% of them purpose-built and 7.5% cut out of former houses. Deliveries run across PL1 to PL6 and PL9, taking in Devonport, Peverell, Eggbuckland, Honicknowle and Plymstock Dunstone. Terraces of that kind usually stand on suspended timber floors, so the order of work is a deflection check first, then levelling by ply overlay or compound, then the finish; the step that gets skipped is the one that telegraphs joist lines through vinyl a year later. Converted flats set a different constraint, since the floor is somebody else's ceiling and impact-sound underlay has to be settled before the wear layer is chosen. Private renting has climbed from 20.2% to 22.6% since 2011.

Plymouth’s housing combines Victorian terraces in Mutley and Mannamead, characterful properties on The Hoe with its Sound views, family homes in Plymstock and Roborough, and waterfront developments around the Royal William Yard and Sutton Harbour. The city’s strong rental market, driven by the university and Royal Navy, sits alongside premium owner-occupier sectors.

Much of central Plymouth was rebuilt after the war on solid ground floors, while Stoke, Mutley and Peverell kept their Victorian timber. Which of the two you have decides the preparation, and the preparation is most of the work.

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