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Brentwood · Essex
Chevron Flooring in Brentwood
Chevron cuts each block at an angle so the boards meet in a continuous point, an arrow rather than a zig-zag; in this range it is engineered oak, 14 mm thick, glued down. In Brentwood 77% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (32%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Chevron in Brentwood
Chevron flooring in Brentwood: what the housing says
The Brentwood district counts 32,342 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a chevron floor is specified here.
Semi-detached houses are 32% of the homes in Brentwood, and the semi's living room, opened up front to back, is the room a chevron was drawn for: the point of the arrow runs from the bay to the garden. The two bases along that run, timber and concrete, are levelled to one another before the first block.
Detached houses are 30% of the Brentwood stock in Brentwood, and a large room carries a chevron well, with the point set on the axis of the room and a border at the walls. The setting-out drawing is the order: it fixes the quantity and the border width, and it is done before the boxes arrive.
Owner-occupation is 73% in Brentwood, and a chevron is an owner's floor in the same way a herringbone is, only more so: it is planned to the room, mitred, glued, and kept. The 3 mm wear layer allows it to be sanded when the time comes.
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All 2 chevron floors- of households rent privately (11.3% in 2011)
- 16.0%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 22.5%
- postcode districts we deliver to
- CM13 to CM15
- chevron floors in our range
- 2
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Brentwood (E07000068) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The chevron range for Brentwood homes
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The Knightsbridge Chevron comes in two faces, Knightsbridge Chevron Natural Brushed Oak and Knightsbridge Chevron Raw Oak, both 14 x 90 x 510 mm, tongue and groove, engineered, with a 3 mm wear layer and listed for underfloor heating. For the same pattern in a kitchen, the herringbone rigid-vinyl range is the click alternative; there is no chevron in vinyl in the range.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knightsbridge Chevron Natural Brushed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 510 | 14mm x 90mm x 510mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Knightsbridge Chevron Raw Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 510 | 14mm x 90mm x 510mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
Local fact sheet
Brentwood's homes, by the numbers
Brentwood in the 2021 census: 32,342 households, 77% houses, 23% flats.
We deliver to CM13, CM14 and CM15 — Brentwood North, South and West, Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon, Blackmore and Doddinghurst, and the South Weald side. Brentwood is an Essex district. Ownership is high at 71.9%, but it fell 3.2 points between the two censuses while private renting rose 4.7 points to 16.0% — one of the larger swings in the county, and a sign of a market where buy-to-let has been active. If the floor is for a let, specify for the wear layer and the joint, not the photograph. If it is for your own house, Brentwood's mix of inter-war and post-war stock means checking whether the ground floor is timber or slab before you choose a thickness.
Brentwood holds fewer terraces than any other kind of house, mobile homes aside, and that changes the shape of the job. A ground floor across CM13, CM14 and CM15 is usually the whole footprint of a semi or a detached house rather than a narrow strip between two neighbours.
Brentwood's flats are mostly purpose-built rather than carved out of older houses, and the deck shows it. Heated homes above and below steady the temperature, so a board there moves less through the year than one over the ventilated void under a Hutton South semi.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Brentwood
- The axis of the room A chevron points. Decide which way before the drawing, because the drawing fixes the border and the border fixes the quantity.
- Flat enough for glue Mitred blocks show every hollow. A straightedge over the base, then a levelling compound if it fails.
- 15 to 20 percent over The pattern allowance on the manufacturers' guidance, ordered in one batch.
- Point it through the house A chevron running front to back through a knocked-through semi wants the axis decided for the whole run, and both bases at one level before the adhesive.
- Room for the pattern to read A chevron needs length to show its direction. A long reception room is where it reads best; the drawing fixes the border and the quantity.
- Refinished, not replaced A glued oak chevron is sanded and refinished in place. Keep the invoice, the batch number and the adhesive name with the house papers.
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Chevron flooring in Brentwood: questions, answered
Herringbone or chevron for a Brentwood home?
Herringbone is the traditional zig-zag and forgives a squarer room; chevron is the continuous arrow and wants a room with length. Chevron blocks are mitred, so the setting-out is less forgiving and the border matters more. The comparison guide takes it further.
Is the chevron range suitable for underfloor heating?
Both Knightsbridge Chevron boards are engineered, 14 mm thick, and listed for underfloor heating, on a screed that is dry and a system that has been commissioned first.
Can I have chevron in a kitchen?
The oak chevron is for dry rooms. For a patterned floor in a kitchen the rigid-vinyl herringbone, listed as waterproof, is the range to look at; there is no vinyl chevron in the range.
Can I order flooring samples to my Brentwood address?
Samples go by post across the district, though here the address has to earn its keep. In a block, the flat number as well as the entrance; out at Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing, the house name, since a lane there can run a long way between numbers.
Do you deliver chevron flooring to Brentwood?
Yes. We deliver across Brentwood and Essex from our UK warehouse, including the CM13, CM14 and CM15 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 chevron sample before ordering in Brentwood?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Brentwood 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.
All ranges
More flooring pages for Brentwood
Every range and room for Brentwood, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Brentwood33 floors
Solid Woodin Brentwood15 floors
Parquetin Brentwood15 floors
LVT Vinylin Brentwood36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Brentwood36 floors
Laminatein Brentwood12 floors
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Kitchenin Brentwood
Bathroomin Brentwood
Living Roomin Brentwood
Bedroomin Brentwood- Hallwayin Brentwood
Conservatoryin Brentwood- Utility Roomin Brentwood
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- Herringbonein BrentwoodSuits hallways and long rooms
- Waterproofin BrentwoodFloors listed as waterproof
- Greyin BrentwoodCool in north light, warmer in south
- Underfloor Heatingin BrentwoodThree numbers to check first
- Pet-Friendlyin BrentwoodThe surface decides, not the material
5 needs · scroll sideways to see all
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