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Gravesend · Kent

Waterproof Flooring in Gravesend

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 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.

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Waterproof in Gravesend

Waterproof 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 waterproof floor is specified here.

Semi-detached houses are 33% of the Gravesham 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 Gravesham, 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.

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All 41 waterproof floors
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
waterproof floors in our range
41

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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The waterproof range for Gravesend homes

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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 Gravesend, room by room

  • Room

    Kitchens and utility rooms over a void

    A void beneath the floor hides a slow leak instead of showing it, so in a Gravesend kitchen the joints do the work of holding water on top. LVT takes up no water itself, yet an open seam hands whatever is spilt straight to the joists.
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Our Kent delivery covers: Northfleet, Istead Rise and Riverview Park and the DA postcode area

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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.”

Better than one home in three across DA11 and DA12 has its floor chosen by a landlord or a housing association rather than by whoever walks on it, and social renting here sits where the previous census left it. That changes the brief: hard-wearing, and replaceable a plank at a time.

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

  • 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 Gravesend: 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 Gravesend stays dry depends on the base and the edges.

Is a waterproof floor enough for a Gravesend 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.

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 waterproof 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 waterproof 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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