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Cardiff · South Wales

Living Room Flooring in Cardiff

The living room is the dry room that is seen most, which is why it is where the engineered oak and the parquet in the range go; the choice is width, finish and pattern rather than material. In Cardiff roughly one home in 4 is a flat (27%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

Living Room in Cardiff

Living Room flooring in Cardiff: what the housing says

The Cardiff district counts 147,334 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a living room floor is specified here.

Semi-detached houses are 30% of the Cardiff stock, and the semi's living room in Cardiff is often knocked through from the bay to the garden. A long room takes a longer board and, laid towards the light, reads longer still; the 150 mm Cobham range or a herringbone set out from the centre suits it. Where the room crosses from timber onto the concrete of an extension, the two are levelled to each other first.

Terraced houses are 30% of the homes in Cardiff, and the terraced front room in Cardiff is a small, well-proportioned room that a narrow board flatters: the 125 mm Ascot boards or the 90 x 450 mm Oxford herringbone, over a suspended timber floor that is screwed down and levelled first. A wide plank in a small room reads as three boards and a cut; the narrow one reads as a floor.

Private renting is 24% of households in Cardiff, and a rented living room in Cardiff gets a floor that takes a tenancy and is made good rather than replaced: a brushed, oiled engineered oak that can be re-oiled in the traffic lane, or an AC4 laminate where the budget decides. A gloss lacquer shows every chair leg and is left out.

of households rent privately (21.9% in 2011)
24.3%
live in a flat or maisonette
26.5%
conservation areas
27
living room floors in our range
48

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Cardiff (W06000015) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Cardiff

We deliver across Cardiff and South Wales. Most in-stock orders reach Cardiff within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Newport, Swansea, Bridgend, the Vale of Glamorgan and surrounding areas.

Delivery details

Compare the living room range

The engineered boards from the 125 mm Ascot Natural Brushed Oak through the 150 mm Cobham Natural Brushed Oak to the 190 mm Weybridge Golden Wheat Oak and the 220 mm Victorian Antique Natural Oak; the Oxford Herringbone Natural Brushed Oak and the Knightsbridge Chevron for a pattern; the Montpellier Oak Versailles Panel for a formal room. All engineered, all with a 3 mm or thicker wear layer, all listed for underfloor heating.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Victorian Antique Distressed Oak Flooring 14 x 190 x 190014mm x 190mm x 1900mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Natural Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 60014mm x 125mm x 600mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Ascot Lacquered Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 12514mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Cobham Invisible Oiled Oak Wood Floor 14 x 15014mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 190014mm x 190mm x 1900mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Ascot Whisky Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 12514mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Cobham Smoked Grey Oak Wood Floor 14 x 15014mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible

Room by room

Living Room in Cardiff, room by room

  • Room

    Living Rooms

    Engineered oak in warm mid-tones is the natural choice for Cardiff’s Victorian terraces in Pontcanna and Roath. The warmth of real oak complements the character of these popular family homes.
    Living Room flooring in Cardiff
  • Room

    Bay Apartments

    Cardiff Bay’s modern apartments suit LVT in contemporary wood or stone designs. The water-resistant construction suits waterfront living where moisture levels can be higher.
    LVT Vinyl flooring in Cardiff

Our South Wales delivery covers: Cardiff city centre, Pontcanna, Roath, Cyncoed, Whitchurch, Llandaff, Canton, Cathays, Heath, Penarth, Barry, Newport, Swansea, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cwmbran, Merthyr Tydfil, Vale of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire and surrounding South Wales

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Local fact sheet

Cardiff's homes, by the numbers

Cardiff in the 2021 census: 147,334 households, 73% houses, 27% flats.

Terraces are Cardiff's most common house type at 31%, ahead of semis at 29%, flats at 26% and detached at 14%, and 60% of the council's own stock predates the mid-1960s. The terraces of Canton, Roath and Grangetown are suspended timber at ground level and want levelling before anything is laid; the later estates are solid slab and want the damp-proof membrane checked. Cathays Park, Cathedral Road, Llandaff and Roath Park are among the 27 conservation areas, where original boards are protected. Plasdwr and the Lisvane schemes are the modern case: screed, underfloor heating, engineered wood over solid.

Cardiff splits almost evenly between semis and terraces, close to three homes in ten each, with the Victorian streets of Canton, Cathays, Adamsdown and Roath holding most of the older stock. Those houses sit on suspended timber floors, and the void beneath them was designed to breathe.

Cross-ventilation is what makes that work: air has to enter on one side of the house and leave on the other. A rear extension, a raised patio or a run of painted-over airbricks closes one side, the air stops moving, and the floor above it stays damp however dry the weather turns.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Cardiff

  • Width for the room Narrow boards for a small room, wide for a large one. Lay towards the main window so the grain runs with the light.
  • Oil or lacquer Oil is patched where it wears; lacquer is recoated across the room. Choose by how the floor will be kept.
  • One batch, plus the allowance The whole room from one batch, with 8 to 12 percent over for a plank and 15 to 20 for a pattern.
  • Front room over a void The semi's front room is on joists over a void. Airbricks clear, boards screwed down, then the floor; a knocked-through room brings the concrete kitchen into the same plane.
  • Level the old boards Screw down what moves and overlay with ply where it is uneven. The new floor shows the old one otherwise.

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Questions

Living Room flooring in Cardiff: questions, answered

What flooring suits a living room in Cardiff?

Engineered oak in the width the room can carry is the floor most living rooms in Cardiff end up with: it looks like the solid timber it is on top, takes underfloor heating and can be sanded. A herringbone suits a room with length, laminate suits a budget, and rigid vinyl suits a living room that opens onto the kitchen.

Wide or narrow boards for a living room?

Wide boards calm a large room and dominate a small one; narrow boards suit a terraced front room. The range runs from 90 mm solid boards to 220 mm engineered planks, and the plank-width guide linked below weighs it up.

Can I run the same floor from the living room into the kitchen?

The rigid-vinyl range can run through both, because it is listed as waterproof. An oak floor stops at the kitchen door or accepts the risk of a leak; many Cardiff homes run the oak to the threshold and the vinyl beyond it in a matching tone.

Which flooring is best for Cardiff Bay apartments?

Many Bay apartments sit above a car park or a commercial undercroft, so the floor has unheated space beneath it rather than another flat. Ask what insulation is in that structure; where there is little, an underlay chosen for warmth changes the room more than a different board would.

Do you deliver living room flooring to Cardiff?

Yes. We deliver across Cardiff and South Wales from our UK warehouse, including the CF3, CF5, CF10, CF11, CF14 and CF23 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 living room sample before ordering in Cardiff?

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