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Bridgend · South Wales
Chevron Flooring in Bridgend
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 Bridgend 90% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (39%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Chevron in Bridgend
Chevron flooring in Bridgend: what the housing says
The Bridgend district counts 62,360 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 39% of the homes in Bridgend, 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.
Owner-occupation is 71% in Bridgend, 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 (12.3% in 2011)
- 15.3%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 10.0%
- postcode districts we deliver to
- CF31, CF32, CF35
- chevron floors in our range
- 2
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Bridgend (W06000013) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The chevron range for Bridgend 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
Bridgend's homes, by the numbers
Bridgend in the 2021 census: 62,360 households, 90% houses, 10% flats.
Bridgend covers CF31, CF32 and CF35 — Bridgend Central, the four Brackla wards, Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr, Aberkenfig, Blackmill, and Brynna and Llanharan. It is a Welsh unitary authority. Ownership stood at 70.5% at the 2021 census and private renting at 15.3%, up three points on 2011. Brackla is a large late-twentieth-century estate and behaves quite differently from the older terraces nearer the town centre: the first is a solid slab, often with a screed, the second is suspended timber over a void. Both take engineered wood, but the preparation is not the same job, and quoting one when you have the other is how a fitting overruns.
Hundreds of Brackla houses were raised in a single period and built to the same detail, which is not how most towns work. It makes the neighbours' floor real evidence about your own: what came up in one hallway is very likely what will come up in the next.
North of the town, the valley communities of Aberkenfig, Blackmill, Garw Valley and Gilfach-goch hold the oldest and most exposed housing, where warmth underfoot counts as much as looks. Build to insulate, with a proper underlay beneath an engineered board rather than the thinnest possible height.
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Before you order in Bridgend
- 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.
- 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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Pattern guideHerringbone vs Chevron: Patterns, Costs and Which Suits Your RoomRead guide 
Fitting guideHerringbone Installation GuideRead guide 
Cost guideHerringbone and Parquet Flooring CostRead guide 
Buying guideBest Flooring for Underfloor Heating: What Works and What to AvoidRead guide
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Chevron flooring in Bridgend: questions, answered
Herringbone or chevron for a Bridgend 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 Bridgend address?
Yes, and it matters more here than most places: the sample comes to a CF31 or CF35 address, so the board is judged in the room it will be laid in and under the light that room has, not under a showroom's ceiling in Cardiff.
Do you deliver chevron flooring to Bridgend?
Yes. We deliver across Bridgend and South Wales from our UK warehouse, including the CF31, CF32 and CF35 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 Bridgend?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Bridgend 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 Bridgend
Every range and room for Bridgend, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Bridgend33 floors
Solid Woodin Bridgend15 floors
Parquetin Bridgend15 floors
LVT Vinylin Bridgend36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Bridgend36 floors
Laminatein Bridgend12 floors
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Kitchenin Bridgend
Bathroomin Bridgend
Living Roomin Bridgend
Bedroomin Bridgend- Hallwayin Bridgend
Conservatoryin Bridgend- Utility Roomin Bridgend
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- Herringbonein BridgendSuits hallways and long rooms
- Waterproofin BridgendFloors listed as waterproof
- Greyin BridgendCool in north light, warmer in south
- Underfloor Heatingin BridgendThree numbers to check first
- Pet-Friendlyin BridgendThe surface decides, not the material
5 needs · scroll sideways to see all
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