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Blackpool · Lancashire

Waterproof Flooring in Blackpool

The floors on this page are the ones the manufacturer lists as waterproof: the rigid-core vinyl range, in plank, herringbone and tile formats, and the Berry Alloc wall panels for the walls of a shower. In Blackpool 79% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (39%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Waterproof in Blackpool

Waterproof flooring in Blackpool: what the housing says

The Blackpool district counts 64,791 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a waterproof floor is specified here.

Semi-detached houses are 39% of the Blackpool stock, and the semi's kitchen extension and utility room are concrete floors that get wet from above and, when the damp-proof membrane has failed, from below. A rigid-vinyl floor listed as waterproof goes over them once a hygrometer reading says the slab is dry to BS 8203 practice, 75 percent relative humidity or below.

Terraced houses are 30% of the homes in Blackpool, and in a terrace the wet rooms are the back kitchen and a bathroom that was often added later, sometimes on the ground floor. Both are the rooms for a floor listed as waterproof, and both are the rooms where the base has a history: Approved Document C asks a ground floor to resist moisture from below, and an old slab may not. The base is tested before the floor is laid.

Private renting is 32% of households in Blackpool, and a landlord in Blackpool puts a floor listed as waterproof into every kitchen and bathroom for the plain reason that the alternative is replacing a swollen laminate at the next inspection. The 0.55 mm wear layer on the wide planks is rated by the manufacturer as commercial grade.

of households rent privately (26.1% in 2011)
31.8%
live in a flat or maisonette
21.3%
postcode districts we deliver to
FY1 to FY4
waterproof floors in our range
41

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Blackpool (E06000009) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Blackpool

We deliver across Blackpool and the wider Fylde Coast. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Cleveleys, Thornton, Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Garstang and surrounding Fylde and Wyre.

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Local conditions

A property that stands empty and unheated between lettings is a difficult place for a wooden floor. Boards take up moisture from the air around them and should sit in the room, at its normal temperature, before they are fitted — a step often skipped here.

All flooring in Blackpool

Compare the waterproof range

The floors listed as waterproof are the 36 BML rigid-core vinyl products, from BML Natural Oak SPC Click Flooring to the BML Herringbone Light Oak SPC and the BML Black Slate SPC Click Floor Tile. For the walls of a shower, the five Berry Alloc Wall & Water Shower Panels, 600 x 2400 mm and listed as waterproof; the panel guide sets out what that listing covers. Porcelain tiles are not listed with the attribute and are covered on their own pages.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
BML Natural Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Grey-brown Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Chocolate Oak SPC Click Flooring5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm0.3mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone Vintage Fumed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Black Slate SPC Click Floor Tile6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Rustic Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Dark Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML European Oak SPC Wide Flooring6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible

Room by room

Waterproof in Blackpool, room by room

  • Room

    Holiday Lets

    Blackpool’s extensive holiday let sector demands waterproof, durable, easy-clean flooring. LVT vinyl stands up to back-to-back lets, sand, salt and spills wipe away without damaging the surface.
    LVT Vinyl flooring in Blackpool
  • Room

    Seafront Apartments

    North Shore and South Shore seafront flats suit LVT for its full waterproof performance against salt-laden coastal humidity. Solid wood is generally not recommended in seafront Blackpool properties.
    LVT Vinyl flooring in Blackpool
  • Room

    Coastal Bathrooms

    Porcelain tiles are the natural choice for Blackpool bathrooms. For en-suites in apartments, LVT in stone designs offers similar performance with warmer feel underfoot.
    Bathroom flooring in Blackpool

Our Lancashire delivery covers: Blackpool town centre, North Shore, South Shore, Bispham, Stanley Park, Marton, Cleveleys, Thornton, Fleetwood, Anchorsholme, Layton, Great Marton, Mereside, Squires Gate, Norbreck, Anchorsholme, Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lytham St Annes, Knott End, Pilling, Garstang and surrounding Fylde and Wyre

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Local fact sheet

Blackpool's homes, by the numbers

Blackpool in the 2021 census: 64,791 households, 79% houses, 21% flats.

Private renting reaches close to a third of all Blackpool households, and the town has an unusually large number of flats converted out of bigger buildings. Bloomfield, Brunswick and Claremont carry most of that, and much of it is let, furnished, and turned over more often than family housing is.

Blackpool combines Victorian seafront terraces and characterful properties around the Tower with extensive holiday-let stock in North Shore and Central, family homes in Bispham, Stanley Park and Marton, and the substantial neighbouring Cleveleys and Thornton properties. The seaside resort economy, holiday lets and value-driven family market shape almost every flooring decision.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Blackpool

  • The listing is the product's A floor listed as waterproof does not make a room waterproof. The base under it and the sealing at the edges do.
  • Test the slab A hygrometer under a sealed box, dry at 75 percent relative humidity or below in BS 8203 practice, before any floor is laid over concrete.
  • Pooling water is wiped The MMFA cleaning guidance for multilayer floors: low-moisture cleaning, no standing water left on the surface.
  • The kitchen slab in a semi The rear kitchen or extension slab of an interwar semi is the wet one: no membrane, or a failed one. The hygrometer reading before the floor, not the listing on the box.
  • The old membrane An old ground-floor slab may have no damp-proof membrane. The reading tells you; the floor above it will not fix it.

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Questions

Waterproof flooring in Blackpool: questions, answered

Which floors are actually listed as waterproof?

The rigid-core vinyl range, all 36 products, and the Berry Alloc wall panels. The listing is the manufacturer's and refers to the product; how well a room in Blackpool stays dry depends on the base and the edges.

Is a waterproof floor enough for a Blackpool bathroom?

It is the right floor, and it is not the whole answer. The base has to be dry, the edges at the bath and the door threshold sealed as the fitting instructions say, and the walls of a shower dealt with separately, which is what the panels are for.

Are porcelain tiles waterproof?

Porcelain is fired dense enough that water does not soak in, and the tile guides explain the water-absorption figures the manufacturers publish. In this range the attribute "waterproof" is listed on the vinyl and the wall panels, so the tiles sit on their own pages.

What flooring works best for Blackpool holiday lets?

For a holiday let, choose something indifferent to the humidity around it and fit the same range throughout so a repair between bookings is quick. Allow the boards their settling time before fitting, even when the changeover is tight — that hour saved is the one that costs later.

Do you deliver waterproof flooring to Blackpool?

Yes. We deliver across Blackpool and Lancashire from our UK warehouse, including the FY1, FY2, FY3 and FY4 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 waterproof sample before ordering in Blackpool?

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