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Solihull · West Midlands
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 Solihull 82% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (38%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Living Room in Solihull
The Solihull district counts 89,483 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 38% of the Solihull stock, and the semi's living room in Solihull 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.
Detached houses are 29% of the homes in Solihull, and a large living room is the one place the widest boards in the range belong: the 190 mm Weybridge and the 220 mm Victorian Antique planks fill it calmly, and a Versailles panel makes it formal. A large room is also a large batch, ordered in one go so the shade holds across the floor.
Owner-occupation is 73% in Solihull, and the living room is the room an owner-occupier in Solihull spends on: engineered oak with a 3 mm or thicker wear layer, or a herringbone, laid once and refinished when the time comes. The finish decides the care, oil patched by the room, lacquer recoated across it.
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All 48 living room floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Solihull (E08000029) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Solihull and the West Midlands. Most in-stock orders reach Solihull within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Birmingham, Coventry, Knowle, Dorridge, Shirley and the surrounding Warwickshire border 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 West Midlands delivery covers: Solihull town centre, Shirley, Knowle, Dorridge, Olton, Dickens Heath, Hampton-in-Arden, Bentley Heath, Balsall Common, Marston Green, Elmdon, Monkspath, Hockley Heath, Widney Manor, Catherine-de-Barnes, Meriden, Chelmsley Wood, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, Coventry and surrounding Warwickshire border areas
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Solihull in the 2021 census: 89,483 households, 82% houses, 18% flats.
Owner occupation reaches 72.2% in Solihull, well ahead of private renting at 12.8% and social renting at 14.0%, though it has eased from 73.9% in 2011. B27, B28, B90, B91, B92 and B93 are covered, including Acocks Green, Olton, Sheldon, Elmdon, Lyndon, Knowle and Dorridge and Hockley Heath. Semi-detached homes account for 37.5% of the stock and detached for 28.5%. Long-held owner-occupied houses tend to have been altered in stages, so the practical issue is rarely the new floor itself but what sits under it: layers of old adhesive, a screed patched around removed walls, or a level change at an extension joint. Each is solvable, and each is cheaper to find at survey than on fitting day.
Owner-occupation in Solihull runs beyond seven homes in ten, in detached and semi-detached houses across Olton, Elmdon, Lyndon, Blythe, Knowle, Dorridge and Hockley Heath. Where one of those houses has a conservatory or a glazed garden room on the back, it changes the flooring question entirely.
A room under glass runs hot in summer sun and cold on a clear winter night, and the swing between the two is wider than any other space indoors. Whatever goes in there needs an expansion gap sized for that movement, not for the hallway's.
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 Solihull 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 Solihull homes run the oak to the threshold and the vinyl beyond it in a matching tone.
Yes. We deliver across Solihull and West Midlands from our UK warehouse, including the B27, B28, B90, B91, B92 and B93 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 Solihull 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 Solihull, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
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Parquetin Solihull15 floors
LVT Vinylin Solihull36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Solihull36 floors
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Kitchenin Solihull
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