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Preston · Lancashire

LVT Vinyl Flooring in Preston

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 Preston 82% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (34%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

LVT Vinyl in Preston

LVT Vinyl flooring in Preston: what the housing says

The Preston district counts 59,607 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 34% of the Preston 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 Preston: 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 29% of the homes in Preston, and the terrace is where the rigid-vinyl range does most of its work in Preston: 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 (18.0% in 2011)
22.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
17.5%
postcode districts we deliver to
5
lvt vinyl floors in our range
36

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Preston (E07000123) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Preston

We deliver across Preston and the wider Lancashire area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Chorley, Leyland, Blackburn, Burnley, Lytham St Annes, Garstang and surrounding Lancashire.

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 Preston, room by room

  • Room

    Kitchens

    LVT vinyl handles Lancashire’s wet winters: a wet floor does no harm to the planks themselves, and they stay warm underfoot. A sound floor for Preston family kitchens and the city’s open-plan renovations.
    Kitchen flooring in Preston
  • Room

    Student Rentals

    Preston’s significant UCLan student rental sector demands durable, easy-clean flooring. Laminate handles tenant turnover cost-effectively; LVT is the premium waterproof alternative.
    Solid Wood flooring in Preston

Our Lancashire delivery covers: Preston city centre, Fulwood, Penwortham, Walton-le-Dale, Ashton-on-Ribble, Lea, Broughton, Ribbleton, Ingol, Grimsargh, Lostock Hall, Bamber Bridge, Longton, Hutton, Cottam, Whittingham, Goosnargh, Longridge, Chorley, Leyland, Blackburn, Burnley, Lytham St Annes, Garstang and surrounding Lancashire

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Local fact sheet

Preston's homes, by the numbers

Preston in the 2021 census: 59,607 households, 82% houses, 18% flats.

Around a third of Preston is terraced, with Deepdale, Ashton and the City Centre wards holding most of that stock and more than one household in five renting privately. The Lancashire terrace was built before damp-proofing was routine, and it was built to let moisture pass through its fabric rather than to keep it out.

Preston combines Victorian terraces near the city centre with substantial Edwardian and inter-war family homes in Fulwood, Penwortham and Ashton-on-Ribble, plus modern developments at Cottam, Whittingham and Broughton. The city’s position on the West Coast Main Line, M6/M55 junction and the growing University of Central Lancashire drive consistent commuter, family and rental demand.

Seal a solid floor in one of those houses and the moisture that used to leave through it has to go somewhere; it usually reappears at the base of the walls. The safer route is a floor that lets the ground beneath it breathe, or a membrane installed as a system.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Preston

  • 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 Preston: questions, answered

Is LVT the right floor for a Preston kitchen?

For most kitchens in Preston 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 Preston student rentals?

In a shared house the ground floor carries the risk and the wear together, so put the resilient surface downstairs — LVT or SPC through hall, kitchen and living room — and keep the bedrooms plain. It is cheaper than treating every room as though it were the hall.

Do you deliver lvt vinyl flooring to Preston?

Yes. We deliver across Preston and Lancashire from our UK warehouse, including the PR0, PR1, PR2, PR5 and PR11 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 Preston?

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