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Gloucester · Gloucestershire

Waterproof Flooring in Gloucester

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 Gloucester 82% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (40%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Waterproof in Gloucester

Waterproof flooring in Gloucester: what the housing says

A listing applies to the board or panel; whether a room stays dry depends on the base under the floor and the joints in the wall, which is why the checks on this page are about those.

The Gloucester district counts 55,406 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 40% of the Gloucester 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.

of households rent privately (17.4% in 2011)
21.3%
live in a flat or maisonette
18.2%
postcode districts we deliver to
GL1, GL2, GL4
waterproof floors in our range
41

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Gloucester (E07000081) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Gloucester

We deliver across Gloucester and the wider Gloucestershire area. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud, the Forest of Dean, Cinderford, Lydney, Newent and surrounding Severn Vale.

Delivery details

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 Gloucester, room by room

  • Room

    Kitchens

    LVT vinyl is a common kitchen choice across Gloucester, waterproof, easy to clean and realistic enough to carry on into open-plan living areas without a change of floor. Standard in most Quedgeley and Kingsway new-builds.
    Kitchen flooring in Gloucester

Our Gloucestershire delivery covers: Gloucester city centre, Quedgeley, Hucclecote, Tuffley, Longlevens, Barnwood, Abbeydale, Abbeymead, Kingsway, Tredworth, Linden, Podsmead, Matson, Robinswood, Brockworth, Churchdown, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Cinderford, Lydney, Newent, Coleford and surrounding Forest of Dean and Severn Vale

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Local fact sheet

Gloucester's homes, by the numbers

Gloucester in the 2021 census: 55,406 households, 81% houses, 18% flats.

Two homes in five in Gloucester are semi-detached, a higher share than anywhere else in the county. Private renting has climbed by almost four points in a decade while ownership fell, and most of that movement is in Barton and Tredworth rather than in the newer estates.

Gloucester combines historic cathedral-area properties with extensive Victorian and Edwardian terraces around the city centre, and large modern developments at Quedgeley, Abbeymead and Kingsway. The recently regenerated Docks area has added contemporary waterside apartments, while suburbs like Longlevens and Hucclecote remain popular with families seeking value over neighbouring Cheltenham.

Much of Gloucester is interwar semi, and in that plan the hall runs to a step down into a kitchen added later. The step is where two subfloors of different ages meet, and it is settled before a material is chosen.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Gloucester

  • 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.

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Questions

Waterproof flooring in Gloucester: 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 Gloucester stays dry depends on the base and the edges.

Is a waterproof floor enough for a Gloucester 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.

Which flooring is best for Gloucester rental properties?

In a let it is the hall and the kitchen that take the wear, and they should be specified for it even if the bedrooms are kept simple. A hard surface layer through those two rooms outlasts a deeper, softer board everywhere.

Do you deliver waterproof flooring to Gloucester?

Yes. We deliver across Gloucester and Gloucestershire from our UK warehouse, including the GL1, GL2 and GL4 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 Gloucester?

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