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Edinburgh · Scotland

SPC Rigid Vinyl Flooring in Edinburgh

SPC stands for solid polymer core: a rigid mineral-filled core under a vinyl decor and wear layer, which is what makes the board stiff enough to click together and bridge a base that is not perfectly flat.

SPC Rigid Vinyl in Edinburgh

SPC Rigid Vinyl flooring in Edinburgh: what the housing says

On the new developments in Edinburgh SPC goes over screed and underfloor heating; the rigid core stays flat as the slab warms, and the board is listed as compatible. The screed is dry on a hygrometer reading first and the heating commissioned before the floor.

Edinburgh has conservation areas, and SPC in a period house is the floor for the rooms the period did not floor in timber; it floats and fixes to nothing, so it can be lifted again, which matters in a protected interior. Where the house is listed, the conservation officer is asked first; a click floor over old boards is usually the easier conversation.

conservation areas
50
postcode districts we deliver to
13
spc rigid vinyl floors in our range
36

Source: Council conservation area register · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Edinburgh

We deliver across Edinburgh and Scotland. Most in-stock orders reach Edinburgh within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Glasgow, Stirling, Dundee and the Scottish Borders.

Delivery details

Local conditions

Two sets of rules therefore apply at once. The title deeds usually set a minimum for impact sound underfoot, and the listing governs what may be done to original fabric — including lifting historic boards. Both are settled before a board is chosen, not after.

All flooring in Edinburgh

Compare the spc rigid vinyl range

Every vinyl in the range is SPC. The 5.2 mm click planks carry a 0.3 mm wear layer, such as BML Light Oak SPC Click Flooring; the 6.5 mm wide planks a 0.55 mm layer, such as BML Natural Oak SPC Wide Flooring and BML Dark Oak SPC Wide Flooring; the herringbone boards and the 305 x 610 mm click tiles, such as BML Concrete Grey SPC Click Floor Tile, complete it. All listed as waterproof, all 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

Local fact sheet

Edinburgh's homes, by the numbers

Edinburgh by postcode district: EH1, EH2, EH3, EH4, EH5 and EH6 and 7 more.

Just under half of Edinburgh's homes were built before 1945 and 66% of the stock is flats — a higher share than any other major UK city apart from Glasgow. Both facts push in the same direction. Tenement flats sit on timber joists shared with the neighbour below, so impact sound insulation is the first specification, not the last, and many titles and factor agreements say so explicitly. The floor beneath is usually original boarding that is neither flat nor consistent, so levelling comes before choosing. In the Old Town, Leith and Inverleith conservation areas, and in any listed tenement, removing that boarding needs consent. Western Villages and Silverlea at Granton are the exception: new screed, underfloor heating, engineered wood.

Edinburgh’s architectural heritage is unrivalled, from Georgian townhouses in the New Town to traditional tenement flats across Marchmont and Bruntsfield. Many properties are listed or in conservation areas, where flooring must complement original features like stone fireplaces, cornicing and sash windows. The city’s newer developments in areas like Granton and Edinburgh Park offer modern open-plan layouts.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Edinburgh

  • Rigid does not mean any base SPC bridges small unevenness, not a step or a hollow. A straightedge over the base first.
  • Dry base under a waterproof floor The board is listed as waterproof; the slab is tested with a hygrometer.
  • 48 hours in the room The MMFA's acclimatisation requirement, at the room's in-service temperature.
  • Commissioned heating The full cycle before the floor; then the screed reading.
  • Lifts without a trace A click floor over original boards is reversible, the point a conservation officer will ask about in a listed house. Nothing is glued to the fabric.

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Questions

SPC Rigid Vinyl flooring in Edinburgh: questions, answered

Why SPC rather than ordinary LVT for a Edinburgh home?

The rigid core. Over the older floors in Edinburgh, timber that has moved or a slab that is not quite flat, a flexible vinyl shows the base and a rigid board bridges it. It also stays flat over underfloor heating. Every LVT in the range is SPC.

Is SPC waterproof?

The range is listed as waterproof by the manufacturer. The listing applies to the board; the base still has to be dry, and standing water is wiped up rather than left, as the MMFA cleaning guidance says.

Which SPC format for which room?

The 0.55 mm wide planks for the kitchen, the hall and anywhere with pets; the 0.3 mm click planks for a bedroom or a lightly used bathroom; the herringbone for a kitchen that wants a pattern; the click tiles for a utility room or a bathroom that wants a stone look.

Is flooring affected by Edinburgh’s cold climate?

Cold alone does no harm. What moves a floor is the swing between a long heating season indoors and a cold, damp stair outside the flat door — so fit at the moisture content the flat will actually hold, and leave the expansion gap the board asks for at every edge.

Do you deliver spc rigid vinyl flooring to Edinburgh?

Yes. We deliver across Edinburgh and Scotland from our UK warehouse, including the EH1, EH2, EH3, EH4, EH5 and EH6 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 spc rigid vinyl sample before ordering in Edinburgh?

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