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Durham · County Durham

LVT Vinyl Flooring in Durham

The LVT in this range is rigid-core vinyl: a decor and wear layer of 0.3 or 0.55 mm on a solid polymer core, click-fitted, and listed as waterproof by the manufacturer. In Durham 95% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (38%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

LVT Vinyl in Durham

LVT Vinyl flooring in Durham: what the housing says

The County Durham district counts 234,761 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a lvt vinyl floor is specified here.

Semi-detached houses are 38% of the County Durham stock, and the semi's kitchen-diner, timber at the front and concrete under the extension, is a rigid-vinyl floor more often than any other in Durham: one click floor across both bases, an underlay chosen per base, and no seam at the join. The wear layer decides the room: 0.55 mm for the kitchen and the hall, 0.3 mm where the traffic is lighter.

Terraced houses are 35% of the homes in County Durham, and the terrace is where the rigid-vinyl range does most of its work in Durham: the kitchen at the back, often a concrete floor with a history of damp, and the hallway that takes the traffic. A rigid board floats over both on an underlay, and its stiff core bridges the small unevenness an old floor has. Over a slab the base is checked for moisture first; BS 8203 practice puts the limit at 75 percent relative humidity under a sealed hygrometer.

of households rent privately (12.6% in 2011)
17.1%
live in a flat or maisonette
5.4%
postcode districts we deliver to
DH1, DH99
lvt vinyl floors in our range
36

Source: ONS, Census 2021, County Durham (E06000047) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Durham

We deliver across Durham and the wider County Durham area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Chester-le-Street, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland, Stanley, Consett, Sedgefield and surrounding County Durham.

Delivery details

Compare the lvt vinyl range

The range is BML rigid-core vinyl in four formats: the 5.2 mm click planks with a 0.3 mm wear layer, such as BML Natural Oak SPC Click Flooring; the 6.5 mm wide planks with a 0.55 mm wear layer, such as BML Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring and BML Rustic Oak SPC Wide Flooring; the herringbone boards, such as BML Herringbone European Oak SPC; and the 305 x 610 mm click floor tiles in concrete and slate decors. All are listed as waterproof and listed for underfloor heating.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
BML Natural Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Light Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Misty Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone American White Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone Invisible Oak SPC Floor6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Concrete Grey SPC Click Floor Tile6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Smoked Limed Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML White Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible

Room by room

LVT Vinyl in Durham, room by room

  • Room

    Kitchens

    Durham kitchens often blend heritage and contemporary styling. Porcelain stone-effect tiles suit traditional schemes; LVT in oak designs offers a warmer alternative for renovated period homes.
    Kitchen flooring in Durham
  • Room

    Student Rentals

    Durham’s substantial student rental sector in Gilesgate and surrounding areas demands durable, easy-clean flooring. Laminate handles tenant turnover cost-effectively; LVT is the premium waterproof alternative.
    Solid Wood flooring in Durham

Our County Durham delivery covers: Durham city centre, Gilesgate, Crossgate, Neville’s Cross, Sherburn, Bowburn, Pity Me, Belmont, Framwellgate Moor, Newton Hall, Brandon, Langley Moor, Meadowfield, Ushaw Moor, Coxhoe, Bearpark, Witton Gilbert, Chester-le-Street, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland, Stanley, Consett, Sedgefield and surrounding County Durham

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Local fact sheet

Durham's homes, by the numbers

County Durham in the 2021 census: 234,761 households, 94% houses, 5% flats.

More of Durham is terraced than most of the north east, better than a third of households, with Gilesgate, Elvet, Framwellgate and Neville's Cross close in and the former pit villages at Sacriston, Brandon, Deerness and Shotton around them. In houses of that age, what is already on the floor is often not the first thing to have been laid there.

Durham combines internationally significant Cathedral and Castle UNESCO heritage with elegant Georgian and Victorian townhouses around the historic core, substantial family homes in Crossgate and Neville’s Cross, plus university-quarter properties in Gilesgate. The Cathedral, Castle, top-ranked university and proximity to Newcastle drive premium values in this exceptionally architecturally significant city.

Lifting the old covering, the adhesive under it, the disposal and a look at what lies beneath all belong in the quotation rather than in the surprise afterwards. What is there now is rarely the first thing to have been laid in these houses.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Durham

  • Wear layer for the room 0.55 mm for the kitchen, the hall and anywhere with a dog; 0.3 mm for a bedroom or a bathroom with light traffic.
  • Dry base, even under a waterproof floor The floor is listed as waterproof; the base is not. A slab is checked with a hygrometer before the underlay goes down.
  • Acclimatise for 48 hours The MMFA's requirement for a multilayer modular floor: in the room, at the room's temperature, before it is laid.
  • The join between the two floors A semi's timber front room and its concrete kitchen meet at a step or a hump more often than not. A levelling compound at the join, and the threshold strip planned there.
  • The old kitchen floor A concrete kitchen floor in a terrace has often been wet. It is tested, not assumed, before a floor is laid over it.

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Questions

LVT Vinyl flooring in Durham: questions, answered

Is LVT the right floor for a Durham kitchen?

For most kitchens in Durham it is the floor that fits: listed as waterproof, warm and quiet compared with a tile, click-fitted over timber or slab, and with a 0.55 mm wear layer rated for the traffic. The base under it still has to be dry, which is checked rather than assumed.

What is the difference between LVT and SPC?

SPC is a type of LVT with a rigid solid polymer core rather than a flexible one. Every LVT in this range is SPC. The rigid core is what lets the board bridge small unevenness in an old floor and stay flat over underfloor heating.

Which wear layer do I need?

The range carries 0.3 and 0.55 mm. The thicker layer is the one for a kitchen, a hallway or a home with pets; the thinner one suits a bedroom or a lightly used bathroom. EN ISO 10582 does not tie a class to a thickness, so the choice is the manufacturer's guidance and the room.

Which flooring is best for Durham University student rentals?

Student lets are refitted in one short summer window, and what is found under the old floor is what sets the timetable. Book the survey before the tenancy ends rather than after, so the removal and any levelling are priced and planned before the keys come back.

Do you deliver lvt vinyl flooring to Durham?

Yes. We deliver across Durham and County Durham from our UK warehouse, including the DH1 and DH99 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 lvt vinyl sample before ordering in Durham?

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