Period property flooring across Eltham
In a Eltham Victorian we almost always ply overlay before LVT (6mm marine ply, screwed on 200mm centres) so the plank joins don't telegraph through the original board line.
What victorian property flooring in Eltham actually involves
In a Eltham Victorian we almost always ply overlay before LVT (6mm marine ply, screwed on 200mm centres) so the plank joins don't telegraph through the original board line.
Span estates often have unusual screed levels — we'll moisture-test before quoting LVT.
- Original floorboards protected, screwed down where squeaky
- 6mm ply overlay before LVT so plank joins don't telegraph
- Stripe runners and brass rods on Victorian stair flights
- Sympathetic transitions where flooring meets tiled hallways
What we check first on a Eltham lvt job
- Subfloor flatness
LVT shows every bump — edwardian terraces subfloors in Eltham almost always need ply or self-levelling screed first.
- Door undercut
We trim doors on the day so they swing cleanly over glue-down LVT — no scraping, no callbacks.
- Pattern direction
Plank run follows the longest sightline; in narrow Eltham hallways that means front-door to kitchen.
"Ply overlay first, then herringbone — no wobbles, no clicks." — period SE9 home
Bottom line: an older Eltham home deserves a fitter who understands originality — that's how we quote them.
Postcodes: SE9 · Routes: the A2 and South Circular · Common build: Edwardian terraces.
Covering Eltham Park, New Eltham, Mottingham.
Victorian Property Flooring jobs we've finished nearby
Victorian Property Flooring in Eltham — common questions
Ply overlay (6mm marine ply, screwed) hides most subfloor variation. If a joist is failing we'll flag it — we don't hide structural issues under a new floor.
Regularly. Standard is a 27" wool runner with brass rods; we also do fully bound edges if you want a bolder line.
Yes — we cut a bespoke oak or brass threshold to sit flush with the tile edge. It looks intentional, not patched.
No — we screw squeaky boards, we don't remove them. If you ever want to expose them again, everything we lay comes back up without harming the pine.