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Lincoln · Lincolnshire
Solid oak is one piece of timber from face to back, 18 mm thick in this range, fixed to a timber base and able to be sanded and refinished for as long as the house stands. In Lincoln 80% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (31%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Solid Wood in Lincoln
The Lincoln district counts 42,509 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a solid wood floor is specified here.
With semi-detached houses at 31% of the Lincoln stock, the common layout in Lincoln is a timber front room and a concrete kitchen. Solid oak suits the first and not the second: it is fixed to timber, not to a slab, and it should stop at the door to the extension. Where the whole ground floor is concrete, an engineered board is the honest recommendation, and the guide linked below says why.
Terraced houses are 30% of the homes in the Lincoln district, and a terrace is where solid oak is at home: the original floor was solid timber on joists, and a new solid board is fixed the same way, nailed or screwed through the tongue into the joists or a ply overlay. The 90 mm Windsor Narrow boards suit the proportions of a terraced front room. What the terrace needs first is a dry, ventilated void underneath, because solid timber follows the moisture of the air around it.
Private renting is 27% of households in Lincoln, and solid oak is a landlord's choice only where the property is held for the long term: the floor costs more to fit than it does to buy, and its advantage, that it can be refinished for decades, pays off over tenancies rather than within one. For a portfolio with a shorter horizon, the engineered range is the usual specification.
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All 15 solid wood floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Lincoln (E07000138) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Lincoln and the wider Lincolnshire area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Newark, Sleaford, Gainsborough, Grantham, Spalding, Boston, Skegness and surrounding Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire borders.
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The Windsor boards come in 90, 125 and 150 mm widths and in brushed, smooth, hand-scraped and smoked faces; Windsor Narrow Smooth Solid Oak suits a hallway or a small room, Windsor Solid Smoked Oak a larger one. The Marlow Solid Natural Oak Parquet Blocks are the solid answer to a herringbone floor. None of the solid range is listed for underfloor heating.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Narrow Brushed Solid Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 90 | 18mm x 90mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Narrow Smooth Solid Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 90 | 18mm x 90mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Solid Coffee Hand Scraped Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 125 | 18mm x 125mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Solid Brushed Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 125 | 18mm x 125mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Solid Smooth Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 150 | 18mm x 150mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Windsor Solid Smoked Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 150 | 18mm x 150mm x RL | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Marlow Solid Natural Oak Parquet Blocks 18 x 90 x 300 | 18mm x 90mm x 300mm | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
| Marlow Solid Unfinished Oak Parquet Blocks 18 x 90 x 300 | 18mm x 90mm x 300mm | 18mm thick | Tongue & Groove | Not Compatible |
Local fact sheet
Lincoln in the 2021 census: 42,509 households, 80% houses, 20% flats.
Home ownership in Lincoln has fallen to 50.5%, from 55.1% ten years earlier, while private renting has climbed to 27.2%. LN1 and LN2 reach Carholme, Castle, Minster, Abbey, Boultham and Glebe, then continue out to Nettleham, Saxilby, Sudbrooke, Cherry Willingham, Scampton, Stow, Collingham and Dunholme and Welton. Semi-detached housing is the largest single type at 30.7%, with terraces just behind on 29.6%. A rented market of that size turns floors over quickly, so how easily a covering can be lifted and replaced counts for as much as its wear rating; click-fit systems over a decent underlay suit it. Older terraces in the inner wards commonly have suspended timber below; airbricks should be left clear and the boards checked for damp before anything is fixed down.
Lincoln combines internationally significant heritage architecture in the Bailgate and Cathedral Quarter with Victorian terraces in Uphill and Newport, modern family developments at Bracebridge Heath and Witham St Hughs, and characterful properties across surrounding Lincolnshire villages. The Cathedral, Castle and growing university drive a strong, year-round renovation and rental market.
The city divides on a hill, and on a sloping site the ground floor is often not one floor. A house built into the slope may step down between rooms, and an internal step needs its own nosing — the part most often left to the fitting day.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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For a room with a timber floor structure and a steady climate, yes: it is fixed to the joists as the original floor was, and it can be sanded and refinished for decades. For a concrete ground floor, a flat with a sound clause or a heated screed, the engineered range is the right oak.
The solid range is not listed for underfloor heating. Every engineered board in the range is, so a heated floor in Lincoln points to that range.
Keep the room climate steady, keep grit off the surface with a mat at the door, and clean it dry or barely damp. An oiled floor is re-oiled where it wears; a lacquered one is recoated when the film dulls. The care guides linked below take each finish in turn.
A student house sees furniture moved in and out every summer, which is harder on a floor than daily use. Specify a hard surface layer rather than a deep sandable one, fit felt pads at the start of each tenancy, and keep spare planks for the hall.
Yes. We deliver across Lincoln and Lincolnshire from our UK warehouse, including the LN1 and LN2 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
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