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Portsmouth · Hampshire

Waterproof Flooring in Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth roughly one home in 3 is a flat (36%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

Waterproof in Portsmouth

Waterproof flooring in Portsmouth: what the housing says

The Portsmouth district counts 86,155 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 43% of the homes in Portsmouth, 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 36% of the homes in the Portsmouth 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 29% of households in Portsmouth, and a landlord in Portsmouth 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.

of households rent privately (24.7% in 2011)
28.6%
live in a flat or maisonette
35.5%
postcode districts we deliver to
PO1 to PO5
waterproof floors in our range
41

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Portsmouth (E06000044) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Portsmouth

We deliver across Portsmouth and the wider Hampshire coast. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Petersfield, Waterlooville and Hayling Island, with extended service to the Isle of Wight via ferry.

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 Portsmouth, room by room

  • Room

    Waterfront Apartments

    Gunwharf Quays and Old Portsmouth seafront apartments suit LVT vinyl, a board that does not absorb water in coastal humidity, compatible with underfloor heating, and available in realistic wood and stone designs.
    LVT Vinyl flooring in Portsmouth
  • Room

    Student HMOs

    Fratton, Somers Town and Buckland student properties demand durable, easy-clean flooring. Laminate handles heavy use and turnover well; LVT is the premium upgrade with waterproof performance.
    Solid Wood flooring in Portsmouth
  • Room

    Coastal Bathrooms

    Porcelain tiles are the natural choice for Portsmouth bathrooms. For en-suites in seafront properties, LVT in stone designs offers similar performance with warmer feel underfoot.
    Bathroom flooring in Portsmouth

Our Hampshire delivery covers: Portsmouth city centre, Southsea, Old Portsmouth, Cosham, Drayton, Hilsea, North End, Fratton, Somers Town, Buckland, Copnor, Eastney, Milton, Paulsgrove, Port Solent, Gunwharf Quays, Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Petersfield, Waterlooville, Emsworth, Hayling Island and Isle of Wight

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Local fact sheet

Portsmouth's homes, by the numbers

Portsmouth in the 2021 census: 86,155 households, 64% houses, 36% flats.

Nowhere we cover is built denser than Portsmouth: more than two households in five in a terrace, a quarter in a purpose-built flat, and fewer than one in twenty detached. Ownership has fallen below the point where most homes are owner-occupied, and private renting now runs to nearly three in ten.

Portsmouth’s housing is shaped by its naval heritage, from elegant Regency and Victorian terraces in Southsea and Old Portsmouth to substantial family homes in Cosham and Drayton, and contemporary apartments around Gunwharf Quays and the Historic Dockyard. The Royal Navy presence, university population and ferry-port economy together drive a year-round rental and renovation market.

Portsmouth is built denser than anywhere else on the south coast, terrace against terrace across Portsea, Fratton and Buckland. Sea air carries salt over the whole island, and party walls mean footfall is heard next door as readily as at home.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Portsmouth

  • 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.

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Questions

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

Is a waterproof floor enough for a Portsmouth 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.

What flooring works best for Portsmouth seafront properties?

Two things decide it on the seafront, and neither is the decor: salt-laden grit, which a matt or textured surface carries better than gloss, and the neighbour through the party wall, which makes a rated acoustic underlay worth more than a thicker board.

Do you deliver waterproof flooring to Portsmouth?

Yes. We deliver across Portsmouth and Hampshire from our UK warehouse, including the PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4 and PO5 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 Portsmouth?

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