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Gravesend · Kent

SPC Rigid Vinyl Flooring in Gravesend

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. In Gravesend 80% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

SPC Rigid Vinyl in Gravesend

SPC Rigid Vinyl flooring in Gravesend: what the housing says

The Gravesham district counts 41,724 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a spc rigid vinyl floor is specified here.

Semi-detached houses are 33% of the homes in Gravesham, and the two bases of a semi, timber front and concrete back, are the case for SPC over flexible LVT: the rigid board runs across the join without telegraphing the step. The underlay differs per base, with a vapour barrier over the slab.

Terraced houses are 30% of the Gravesham stock, and the rigid core is exactly what an old terrace floor needs: over boards that have moved, or a concrete kitchen floor with a few millimetres of unevenness, a flexible vinyl would show every ridge and an SPC board bridges it. The board floats on an underlay; the base is checked for moisture, especially the kitchen slab, before anything is laid.

of households rent privately (16.1% in 2011)
19.1%
live in a flat or maisonette
20.2%
postcode districts we deliver to
DA11 to DA12
spc rigid vinyl floors in our range
36

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Gravesham (E07000109) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Local conditions

A Northfleet or Denton ground floor sits on joists above a void open to outside air, so warmth leaves downwards and the boards read cold underfoot. Underlay thickness and a properly closed perimeter are thermal decisions here, not only acoustic ones.

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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

Gravesend's homes, by the numbers

Gravesham in the 2021 census: 41,724 households, 79% houses, 20% flats.

“Budget for the base as well as the boards.”

We deliver to DA11 and DA12 — Northfleet and Springhead, Coldharbour and Perry Street, Painters Ash, Denton, Chalk, and out to Higham and Shorne. Gravesend sits in Gravesham, a Kent district. Ownership was 62.2% at the 2021 census and private renting 19.1%, a little above the national figure. Gravesend and Northfleet were cement and paper towns, and much of the terraced housing dates from that period: suspended timber ground floors, often over a void, frequently not level. The levelling is the part people underestimate, and it is also the part that determines whether the finished floor looks right. Budget for the base as well as the boards.

The terraced stock here dates from the years when Gravesend and Northfleet were cement and paper towns, and it comes with suspended timber ground floors above an open void, frequently not level. Semi-detached houses account for a similar share of the town. Preparation decides how the finished floor sits.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Gravesend

  • 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.
  • Level the join Rigid vinyl bridges a small hollow, not the step where the semi's timber front room meets the concrete kitchen. Level it before the boards.
  • The old boards under the click floor In a terrace the ground floor is often boards over joists. SPC bridges a small hollow but not a springing board: screw down what moves, ventilate the void, then the underlay.

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Questions

SPC Rigid Vinyl flooring in Gravesend: questions, answered

Why SPC rather than ordinary LVT for a Gravesend home?

The rigid core. Over the older floors in Gravesend, 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.

Can I order flooring samples to my Gravesend address?

Yes, samples come to any DA11 or DA12 address, and they are best settled while the ply is still going down. Hold one against the skirting in the room's own light; a shade that suits a Pelham front room can look wrong in a back kitchen.

Do you deliver spc rigid vinyl flooring to Gravesend?

Yes. We deliver across Gravesend and Kent from our UK warehouse, including the DA11 and DA12 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 Gravesend?

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