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Cheltenham · Gloucestershire
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 Cheltenham roughly one home in 4 is a flat (27%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.
Waterproof in Cheltenham
The Cheltenham district counts 52,898 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 33% of the Cheltenham 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.
Flats are 27% of the homes in the Cheltenham district, and the bathroom of a flat is the room where a floor listed as waterproof matters to the neighbour below as well: a leak that gets under a floor travels. The rigid-vinyl floor floats over the slab on an acoustic underlay and stays under the thresholds; the wall panels go up in a shower without a wet trade.
Private renting is 23% of households in Cheltenham, and a landlord in Cheltenham 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.
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All 41 waterproof floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Cheltenham (E07000078) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Cheltenham and the wider Cotswolds. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Winchcombe, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Stroud and surrounding Cotswold villages.
Delivery detailsThe 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.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BML Natural Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Grey-brown Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Chocolate Oak SPC Click Flooring | 5.2mm x 181mm x 1220mm | 0.3mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone Vintage Fumed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Black Slate SPC Click Floor Tile | 6.5mm x 305mm x 610mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Rustic Grey Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Dark Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML European Oak SPC Wide Flooring | 6.5mm x 228mm x 1524mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
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Our Gloucestershire delivery covers: Cheltenham town centre, Montpellier, The Park, Pittville, Lansdown, Charlton Kings, Battledown, Leckhampton, Prestbury, Bishop’s Cleeve, Up Hatherley, Warden Hill, Whaddon, Hester’s Way, Tewkesbury, Winchcombe, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Northleach, Andoversford and surrounding Cotswolds
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Cheltenham in the 2021 census: 52,898 households, 73% houses, 27% flats.
One Cheltenham home in three is semi-detached and almost a quarter of households rent privately, up by nearly two points in a decade. The Regency terraces get the attention, but most of the town's floors go into twentieth-century houses in Benhall, Battledown and the Reddings.
Cheltenham’s Regency architecture is among the finest in England, from the grand crescents of Montpellier and Lansdown to the elegant villas around Pittville Park and the substantial family homes of Charlton Kings and Battledown. The town’s spa heritage created a property stock designed for graceful living, with proportions and detailing that demand thoughtful flooring choices.
Regency houses carry deep skirtings and tall door architraves, and both were set to the floor as it then was. Raising the level eats into that detail, so the build-up height is decided before the material in Lansdown, Montpellier and the Park.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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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 Cheltenham stays dry depends on the base and the edges.
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.
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.
Yes. We deliver across Cheltenham and Gloucestershire from our UK warehouse, including the GL50, GL51, GL52 and GL53 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 Cheltenham 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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Every range and room for Cheltenham, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Cheltenham33 floors
Solid Woodin Cheltenham15 floors
Parquetin Cheltenham15 floors
LVT Vinylin Cheltenham36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Cheltenham36 floors
Laminatein Cheltenham12 floors6 materials · scroll sideways to see all
Kitchenin Cheltenham
Bathroomin Cheltenham
Living Roomin Cheltenham
Bedroomin CheltenhamHallwayin Cheltenham
Conservatoryin CheltenhamUtility Roomin Cheltenham7 rooms · scroll sideways to see all
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