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Rotherham · South Yorkshire
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 Rotherham 90% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (49%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Living Room in Rotherham
The Rotherham district counts 113,924 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 49% of the Rotherham stock, and the semi's living room in Rotherham 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.
Social renting is 21% of households in Rotherham, and the living room in that stock is usually laminate across a programme, AC4 and E1, laid fast and floated; where a provider specifies timber, it is an engineered board to one specification across the units.
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All 48 living room floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Rotherham (E08000018) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Rotherham and South Yorkshire. Most in-stock orders reach Rotherham within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Wickersley, Maltby, Wath-upon-Dearne, Sheffield, Doncaster and the surrounding Dearne Valley and South Yorkshire areas.
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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.
| 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 |
| Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Natural Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 600 | 14mm x 125mm x 600mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Ascot Lacquered Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 125 | 14mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Cobham Invisible Oiled Oak Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Weybridge Light Grey Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 190 x 1900 | 14mm x 190mm x 1900mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Ascot Whisky Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 125 | 14mm x 125mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Cobham Smoked Grey Oak Wood Floor 14 x 150 | 14mm x 150mm x 300-1200mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
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Our South Yorkshire delivery covers: Rotherham town centre, Wickersley, Wath-upon-Dearne, Maltby, Bramley, Whiston, Dinnington, Brinsworth, Aston, Swinton, Rawmarsh, Kimberworth, Thrybergh, Dalton, Thurcroft, Kiveton Park, Wales, Catcliffe, Sheffield, Doncaster and surrounding South Yorkshire and Dearne Valley areas
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Rotherham in the 2021 census: 113,924 households, 90% houses, 10% flats.
Almost half the homes in this metropolitan district, 49.2%, are semi-detached, and 89.7% of dwellings are houses rather than flats. S60, S61, S62, S65 and S95 take in Boston Castle, Greasbrough, Brinsworth, Rawmarsh East, Rawmarsh West and Dalton & Thrybergh. Inside a house the hall, stairs and landing absorb several times the traffic of any bedroom, and grit walked in from the front door does most of the damage. A barrier mat recessed at the entrance, plus a tougher specification for the hall than for the rooms above it, puts the money where the wear actually is; one grade throughout means replacing everything when only the hall has gone.
One home in two in Rotherham is semi-detached, reaching from Brinsworth and Greasbrough out to Bramley, Ravenfield, Dinnington and Rawmarsh. In houses of that plan the kitchen is fitted, the units are screwed to the wall, and the floor has to decide whether to go under them or stop at them.
In a fitted kitchen the floor has to decide whether to run beneath the units or stop at the plinth. Underneath means lifting the kitchen to change it later; stopping at the plinth saves material now but commits the room to those units in that position.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Engineered oak in the width the room can carry is the floor most living rooms in Rotherham 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 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.
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 Rotherham homes run the oak to the threshold and the vinyl beyond it in a matching tone.
Value in these houses turns on the kitchen decision more than on the grade of board. Where the kitchen is staying, laying to the plinth saves real money; where it will be replaced within a few years, running the floor underneath is what you will be glad of.
Yes. We deliver across Rotherham and South Yorkshire from our UK warehouse, including the S60, S61, S62, S65 and S95 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 Rotherham 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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Every range and room for Rotherham, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Rotherham33 floors
Solid Woodin Rotherham15 floors
Parquetin Rotherham15 floors
LVT Vinylin Rotherham36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Rotherham36 floorsLaminatein Rotherham12 floors6 materials · scroll sideways to see all
Kitchenin Rotherham
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