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Burnley · Lancashire
Chevron Flooring in Burnley
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 Burnley 91% of homes are houses, most of them terraced houses (47%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Chevron in Burnley
Chevron flooring in Burnley: what the housing says
The Burnley district counts 39,873 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.
Terraced houses are 47% of the Burnley stock, and in a terrace the chevron goes into the room with the length to carry it, the through-lounge or a long hallway, rather than a square front room. The arrow needs a run. The base is a screwed-down ply overlay on the old boards, and the blocks are glued.
Private renting is 24% of households in Burnley; a chevron is chosen for the let that trades on its interior, and it is refinished in place between tenancies rather than relaid. For the wider rental stock in Burnley a plank or the click herringbone is the usual specification.
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All 2 chevron floors- of households rent privately (19.4% in 2011)
- 24.3%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 9.1%
- postcode districts we deliver to
- BB10 to BB12
- chevron floors in our range
- 2
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Burnley (E07000117) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The chevron range for Burnley 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
Burnley's homes, by the numbers
Burnley in the 2021 census: 39,873 households, 91% houses, 9% flats.
Burnley is BB10, BB11 and BB12 — Bank Hall, Brunshaw, Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Coal Clough with Deerplay, Briercliffe, and out to Cliviger with Worsthorne. It is a district of Lancashire. Burnley has the steepest tenure shift of any town we deliver to: ownership fell 5.2 points to 59.8% between 2011 and 2021 while private renting rose 4.9 points to 24.3%. Almost a quarter of Burnley households now rent from a private landlord. Those are the terraces the town is built from, and a landlord refitting one is buying a floor that has to look acceptable and survive five years, not thirty. LVT over a levelled base is the honest recommendation there; engineered oak is the recommendation for the house you are keeping.
Fewer than one Burnley home in ten is a flat, so an order out at Gawthorpe or Hapton with Park is usually the whole envelope, hall and stairs and landing with it. No lease governs the build-up, no communal structure needs protecting, and no neighbour is living underneath the joists.
Houses climbing out of the valley to Briercliffe and Cliviger stand more exposed than the town below, and are heated in bursts rather than steadily. A board should reach the room's own temperature before it is cut, and a moisture barrier belongs at the base.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Burnley
- 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.
- Ply over the boards A glued chevron goes onto a screwed-down ply overlay, not onto old boards.
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Chevron flooring in Burnley: questions, answered
Herringbone or chevron for a Burnley 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 Burnley address?
You can, and to the whole spread – an address at Barrowford, Reedley or Clover Hill gets them by post like any other. Stand the sample against the skirting you are keeping; a board that fights the existing joinery shows it worst on the landing.
Do you deliver chevron flooring to Burnley?
Yes. We deliver across Burnley and Lancashire from our UK warehouse, including the BB10, BB11 and BB12 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 Burnley?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Burnley 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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