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Nottingham · Nottinghamshire

Waterproof Flooring in Nottingham

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 Nottingham 76% 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 Nottingham

Waterproof flooring in Nottingham: what the housing says

The Nottingham district counts 124,745 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 Nottingham 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 27% of the homes in Nottingham, 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.

Social renting is 26% of households in Nottingham, 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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of households rent privately (23.1% in 2011)
28.6%
live in a flat or maisonette
23.6%
conservation areas
33
waterproof floors in our range
41

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Nottingham (E06000018) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue

Local conditions

Over a rock-cut cellar the ground floor is suspended timber across an unusually deep void. That is not a problem in itself, but it makes two things decisive: whether the joist ends bearing into the walls are sound, and whether the void still has air moving through it.

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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 Nottingham, room by room

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    Kitchens

    LVT vinyl offers the waterproof practicality Nottingham kitchens need, while porcelain tiles are increasingly popular for a more premium finish in open-plan layouts.
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Our Nottinghamshire delivery covers: Nottingham city centre, West Bridgford, The Park, Mapperley, Beeston, Wollaton, Arnold, Carlton, Long Eaton, Mansfield, Newark, Hucknall, Bingham, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Ruddington, Derby, Grantham, Loughborough and surrounding Nottinghamshire

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Local fact sheet

Nottingham's homes, by the numbers

Nottingham in the 2021 census: 124,745 households, 76% houses, 24% flats.

Nottingham is built on sandstone, and a great many of its older houses have a cellar cut straight into the rock. Add a third of the city in semis, better than a quarter in terraces and close to three households in ten renting privately, and the ground floor is rarely the simple slab it looks like.

Nottingham combines grand Victorian and Edwardian homes in areas like The Park and Mapperley with a vibrant modern scene around the Lace Market and city centre. West Bridgford remains one of the East Midlands’ most sought-after suburbs, where premium flooring is standard in the area’s larger family homes.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Nottingham

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

Is a waterproof floor enough for a Nottingham 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.

Do you supply flooring for Nottingham student rentals?

Yes, and the paperwork matters as much as the product. Record the range and the batch on the check-in inventory alongside the room-by-room condition, and keep spare planks in the property — a matched repair at check-out is then a small job rather than an argument.

Do you deliver waterproof flooring to Nottingham?

Yes. We deliver across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire from our UK warehouse, including the NG1, NG2, NG3, NG5, NG6 and NG7 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 Nottingham?

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