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Harlow · Essex

LVT Vinyl Flooring in Harlow

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 Harlow roughly one home in 4 is a flat (27%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

LVT Vinyl in Harlow

LVT Vinyl flooring in Harlow: what the housing says

The Harlow district counts 37,856 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.

Terraced houses are 45% of the homes in Harlow, and the terrace is where the rigid-vinyl range does most of its work in Harlow: 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.

Flats are 27% of the homes in the Harlow district, and a rigid-vinyl floor in a flat goes over the slab on an acoustic underlay: it is thin enough to stay under the door thresholds and quiet enough, with the right underlay, to meet the impact-sound clause a lease carries. The kitchen and the bathroom of a flat are its two natural rooms.

Social renting is 29% of households in Harlow, and a rigid-vinyl floor is the specification that housing providers write for kitchens and bathrooms across a programme: one click floor, listed as waterproof, laid quickly, cleaned with a damp mop, with the E1-class laminate taking the dry rooms.

of households rent privately (10.8% in 2011)
15.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
27.0%
postcode districts we deliver to
CM17 to CM20
lvt vinyl floors in our range
36

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Harlow (E07000073) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Local conditions

Private renting has risen from one household in nine to one in six in a decade while ownership fell to barely half. A let in Netteswell or Bush Fair is specified for a fast turnaround between tenancies, which rules out anything that needs curing time or a specialist to repair a single board.

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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 Harlow, room by room

Our Essex delivery covers: Old Harlow, Church Langley, Potter Street, Mark Hall, Staple Tye, Netteswell, Great Parndon and the CM postcode area

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Local fact sheet

Harlow's homes, by the numbers

Harlow in the 2021 census: 37,856 households, 73% houses, 27% flats.

Harlow has the highest social renting of any town we cover, at nearly three households in ten, and a quarter of all households live in a purpose-built flat. Add nearly half the town in terraces and the picture is clear: in this town, what goes under the floor matters more than what goes on it.

Harlow pairs a planned New Town core of post-war estates with the historic streets of Old Harlow and the modern Church Langley development, family-focused homes that call for tough, easy-care floors.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Harlow

  • 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 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.
  • Acoustic underlay Over a slab in a flat, the underlay is chosen on its tested impact-sound figure and kept on file for the lease.
  • Consent and the slip figure A tenancy agreement usually needs the landlord's consent for a hard floor. A provider specifying across units asks for the wear layer, the impact-sound figure and the slip test.

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Questions

LVT Vinyl flooring in Harlow: questions, answered

Is LVT the right floor for a Harlow kitchen?

For most kitchens in Harlow 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 Harlow family homes?

In the New Town housing the ground floor is usually solid and flat, so the money goes on preparation and on a surface that takes family traffic — a good laminate or LVT over a levelling coat. In the older stock around the edges, the joists and the ventilation come first.

Do you deliver lvt vinyl flooring to Harlow?

Yes. We deliver across Harlow and Essex from our UK warehouse, including the CM17, CM18, CM19 and CM20 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 Harlow?

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