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Salford · Greater Manchester
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 Salford roughly one home in 3 is a flat (30%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.
Solid Wood in Salford
The Salford district counts 115,117 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 35% of the Salford stock, the common layout in Salford 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.
Flats are 30% of the homes in the Salford district, and a flat is usually the wrong place for a solid board: the base is often concrete, the lease usually has an impact-sound clause, and a solid floor cannot be floated on an acoustic underlay. In a converted house with a timber floor and no clause, it can work; in a purpose-built block, an engineered board over acoustic underlay is the right answer and the wood looks the same.
Social renting is 25% of households in Salford. Solid oak is rarely the specification there, because it asks for a timber base and a stable climate and it is fitted rather than clicked; where a housing provider wants timber across a refurbishment, engineered oak is what the specification usually says, and the guide below sets out the difference.
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All 15 solid wood floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Salford (E08000006) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Salford and Greater Manchester. Most in-stock orders reach Salford within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Eccles, Worsley, Swinton, Manchester, Trafford and the surrounding areas including the Salford Quays and MediaCityUK developments.
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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
Salford in the 2021 census: 115,117 households, 70% houses, 30% flats.
Salford's flats are overwhelmingly purpose-built, 27.8% of all homes against 1.4% converted from houses, and detached housing is rare at 9.4%. Ownership has fallen to 47.0%, with social renting at 25.4% and private renting at 26.8%. M3, M5, M6, M17 and M50 cover Ordsall, Quays, Blackfriars & Trinity, Weaste & Seedley, Pendleton & Charlestown and Eccles. A concrete separating floor deflects far less than joists but transmits impact energy efficiently, so a resilient layer beneath any hard finish is not optional in a leasehold block. Newer screed also calls for a moisture reading, and where underfloor heating sits inside it an engineered board copes with the warmth better than solid timber, which is prone to movement.
Salford spans striking waterfront apartments at Salford Quays and MediaCityUK, dense Victorian terraces in Ordsall and Eccles, and the affluent, leafy village of Worsley with its period and detached homes. It is a city of contrasts, young professionals in new-build flats alongside established families in traditional streets.
A newly poured slab or screed holds water from the mix and gives it up over months rather than weeks, more slowly still where the building is sealed and unheated. The test is a moisture reading taken in the room, not the age of the building.
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 Salford 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.
In a Quays apartment, ask for a moisture reading of the screed and read what the lease says about floor coverings. Those two answers rule most options in or out before appearance is discussed, and they are the reason most new-build floors fail early.
Yes. We deliver across Salford and Greater Manchester from our UK warehouse, including the M3, M5, M6, M17 and M50 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 Salford 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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