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Harlow · Essex

Waterproof Flooring in Harlow

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 Harlow roughly one home in 4 is a flat (27%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

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Waterproof in Harlow

Waterproof flooring in Harlow: what the housing says

The Harlow district counts 37,856 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.

Terraced houses are 45% of the homes in Harlow, 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.

Flats are 27% of the homes in the Harlow 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.

Social renting is 29% of households in Harlow, and floors listed as waterproof are the kitchen and bathroom specification across that stock: click, floating, wiped clean, tolerant of a base that varies between units. A tenant in that stock needs the landlord's written consent before a hard floor goes in, and a floating floor that lifts again at the end of the tenancy is the easier request.

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All 41 waterproof floors
of households rent privately (10.8% in 2011)
15.4%
live in a flat or maisonette
27.0%
postcode districts we deliver to
CM17 to CM20
waterproof floors in our range
41

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Harlow (E07000073) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Local conditions

Private renting has risen from one household in nine to one in six in a decade while ownership fell to barely half. A let in Netteswell or Bush Fair is specified for a fast turnaround between tenancies, which rules out anything that needs curing time or a specialist to repair a single board.

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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

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Waterproof in Harlow, room by room

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Our Essex delivery covers: Old Harlow, Church Langley, Potter Street, Mark Hall, Staple Tye, Netteswell, Great Parndon and the CM postcode area

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Local fact sheet

Harlow's homes, by the numbers

Harlow in the 2021 census: 37,856 households, 73% houses, 27% flats.

Harlow has the highest social renting of any town we cover, at nearly three households in ten, and a quarter of all households live in a purpose-built flat. Add nearly half the town in terraces and the picture is clear: in this town, what goes under the floor matters more than what goes on it.

Harlow pairs a planned New Town core of post-war estates with the historic streets of Old Harlow and the modern Church Langley development, family-focused homes that call for tough, easy-care floors.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Harlow

  • 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 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.
  • The flat below A leak under a floor travels. In a flat the edges and the thresholds are sealed to the fitting instructions.
  • Consent and the slip test A tenancy agreement usually needs the landlord's consent for a hard floor; for a wet room a provider will ask for the pendulum slip figure.

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Questions

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

Is a waterproof floor enough for a Harlow 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 Harlow address?

Yes — samples go to any Mark Hall or Church Langley address. If the property is between tenancies, send them to the agent holding the keys and ask them to leave it in the room rather than the hallway.

Do you deliver waterproof flooring to Harlow?

Yes. We deliver across Harlow and Essex from our UK warehouse, including the CM17, CM18, CM19 and CM20 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 Harlow?

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