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Taunton · Somerset
A floor over underfloor heating has to let heat through and stay flat while it does; 107 of the 122 floors in the range with the attribute are listed as compatible, and the ones that are not are the solid oak boards. In Taunton 84% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (31%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Underfloor Heating in Taunton
The three numbers are the surface temperature limit EN 1264 sets, the thermal resistance the floor and underlay add together, and the commissioning cycle before the floor goes down.
The Somerset West and Taunton district counts 69,986 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a underfloor heating floor is specified here.
Detached houses are 31% of the homes in Somerset West and Taunton, and a detached house in Taunton is the one most likely to have underfloor heating through the whole ground floor, on a screed. That is a long floating run or a large glue-down, and the thermal resistance of floor plus underlay is kept under the 0.15 m²K/W the systems are designed around, which rules out thick underlays.
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Shop Underfloor HeatingSource: ONS, Census 2021, Somerset (E06000066); accommodation type: Somerset West and Taunton · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography)
We deliver across Taunton and Somerset. Most in-stock orders reach Taunton within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Wellington, Bridgwater, Wiveliscombe, Norton Fitzwarren, Wellington and the surrounding Somerset area.
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Listed as compatible: all 33 engineered boards, from Ascot Cottage Oak Wood Flooring to the 20 mm Victorian Antique Dark Oak Flooring; all 15 parquet products including the Oxford Herringbone Natural Brushed Oak; all twelve 8 mm laminates; all 36 rigid-vinyl products; and the 11 porcelain tiles. Not listed: the 15 solid oak boards and blocks, such as Windsor Solid Smooth Oak Wood Flooring.
| Range | Listed for underfloor heating |
|---|---|
| Engineered Wood | 33 of 33 |
| Solid Wood | 0 of 15 |
| Parquet | 15 of 15 |
| Laminate | 12 of 12 |
| Rigid Vinyl (SPC) | 36 of 36 |
| Porcelain Tiles | 11 of 11 |
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Our Somerset delivery covers: Taunton town centre, Wellington, Bishops Hull, Comeytrowe, Trull, Norton Fitzwarren, Staplegrove, Rockwell Green, Wilton, Galmington, Priorswood, Monkton Heathfield, Creech St Michael, Bishops Lydeard, Wiveliscombe, Bridgwater, North Petherton, Wellington, Taunton and surrounding Somerset and Vale of Taunton Deane
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Somerset West and Taunton in the 2021 census: 69,986 households, 84% houses, 16% flats.
Housing in Taunton leans large — close to a third of homes detached and nearly as many semi-detached — reaching from Rowbarton and Staplegrove round to Comeytrowe, Trull and Bishop's Hull, with the villages of Lydeard, Monkton, North Curry and North Petherton beyond. Houses of that size often carry furniture that smaller ones do not.
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, set in the fertile Vale of Taunton Deane. Its housing blends a handsome Georgian and Victorian centre with extensive new-build expansion around Comeytrowe and Staplegrove and rural cider-country villages, producing a broad market from period townhouses to modern family homes seeking quality flooring.
Weight concentrated on a small point is harder on a floor than weight spread wide. A piano leg, a loaded bookcase or a chair dragged back from the table each press into the surface at one spot, and softer materials take a permanent dent where they do.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Taunton
Shop the rangeEngineered WoodRead guide 
Buying guideBest Flooring for Underfloor Heating: What Works and What to AvoidRead guide 
Technical guideMoisture, Humidity and Room ClimateRead guide 
How to chooseFlooring Underlay: What It Does and How to ChooseRead guide 
Technical guideSubfloor RequirementsRead guide Bestsellers
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The engineered oak, the parquet, the laminate, the rigid vinyl and the porcelain tiles are all listed as compatible. The solid oak boards are not. The commissioning cycle and the screed reading come before any of them.
Yes, engineered oak: every board in the range is listed for it. Trade guidance sets no blanket ban on wood over heating but ties it to the temperature limit, which the system's controls hold.
It is half of the thermal resistance. Floor and underlay together stay within 0.15 m²K/W; an underlay rated for heating is thin for that reason, and its tog value divided by ten gives the figure to add.
In a new house, start by asking the developer what is already fitted and whether changing it affects any cover on the property. After that the slab decides: a reading, a levelling coat if needed, and an engineered board or LVT where the floor is heated.
Yes. We deliver across Taunton and Somerset from our UK warehouse, including the TA1 and TA2 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 Taunton 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.
All ranges
Every range and room for Taunton, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Taunton33 floors
Solid Woodin Taunton15 floors
Parquetin Taunton15 floors
LVT Vinylin Taunton36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Taunton36 floors
Laminatein Taunton12 floors6 materials · scroll sideways to see all
Kitchenin Taunton
Bathroomin Taunton
Living Roomin Taunton
Bedroomin TauntonHallwayin Taunton
Conservatoryin TauntonUtility Roomin Taunton7 rooms · scroll sideways to see all
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