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Chevron Flooring in Cambridge
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 Cambridge roughly one home in 3 is a flat (35%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.
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Chevron in Cambridge
Chevron flooring in Cambridge: what the housing says
The Cambridge district counts 52,472 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.
Flats are 35% of homes in the Cambridge district, and a chevron in a flat is a glued floor over the slab; where the lease has an impact-sound clause, the acoustic layer has to be one the adhesive is approved for. The pattern suits the long, narrow living rooms of purpose-built blocks.
Terraced houses are 28% of the Cambridge 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 31% of households in Cambridge; 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 Cambridge a plank or the click herringbone is the usual specification.
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All 2 chevron floors- of households rent privately (26.2% in 2011)
- 31.4%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 35.0%
- conservation areas
- 18
- chevron floors in our range
- 2
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Cambridge (E07000008) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue
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The chevron range for Cambridge 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 |
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Chevron in Cambridge, room by room
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Hallways
Chevron parquet is a refined hallway choice that suits Cambridge’s elegant townhouses and Victorian terraces. The continuous V-pattern adds depth to narrow entrance halls.Hallway flooring in Cambridge
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Our Cambridgeshire delivery covers: Cambridge city centre, Newnham, Trumpington, Cherry Hinton, Chesterton, Ely, Newmarket, Huntingdon, St Neots, St Ives, Histon, Impington, Girton, Fulbourn, Waterbeach, Cottenham, Eddington and surrounding South Cambridgeshire villages
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Cambridge's homes, by the numbers
Cambridge in the 2021 census: 52,472 households, 65% houses, 35% flats.
30.6% of Cambridge's private housing stock predates 1919, against 23.5% for England as a whole, and terraces (42.1%) and semis (32.5%) make up three quarters of it. The Mill Road and De Freville terraces are suspended timber at ground level, often narrow, often with a level change to a rear extension — measure each part separately. Cambridge's 18 conservation areas include the Historic Core, Mill Road, De Freville and Newnham Croft, where original boards are protected and cannot simply be lifted. Darwin Green and Eddington are the opposite condition entirely: new screed with underfloor heating, where engineered wood is the correct construction and solid timber is not.
Close to a third of Cambridge lives in a purpose-built flat and another third rents privately, both well above the county pattern. Newer housing has gone up steadily on the northern and eastern edges, and it is built to a standard the older terraces of Romsey and Petersfield were not.
A new, well-sealed house heated through the winter runs drier indoors than an older one, and wood responds to that. Boards fitted straight from a cold van into a warm, dry room shrink; left to settle in the room first, at the temperature it will actually be held at, they do not.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Cambridge
- 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.
- Lease and adhesive An acoustic layer under glued blocks has to be one the adhesive is approved for.
- 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 Cambridge: questions, answered
Herringbone or chevron for a Cambridge 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.
How much should I budget for flooring in Cambridge?
It depends on the range and the area you are covering. We carry options across every budget — from value laminate to premium engineered oak and parquet. Order a sample first so you can compare quality before you commit to a full Cambridge floor.
Do you deliver chevron flooring to Cambridge?
Yes. We deliver across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire from our UK warehouse, including the CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4 and CB5 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 Cambridge?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Cambridge 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 Cambridge
Every range and room for Cambridge, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Cambridge33 floors
Solid Woodin Cambridge15 floors
Parquetin Cambridge15 floors
LVT Vinylin Cambridge36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Cambridge36 floors
Laminatein Cambridge12 floors
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Kitchenin Cambridge
Bathroomin Cambridge
Living Roomin Cambridge
Bedroomin Cambridge- Hallwayin Cambridge
Conservatoryin Cambridge- Utility Roomin Cambridge
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- Herringbonein CambridgeSuits hallways and long rooms
- Waterproofin CambridgeFloors listed as waterproof
- Greyin CambridgeCool in north light, warmer in south
- Underfloor Heatingin CambridgeThree numbers to check first
- Pet-Friendlyin CambridgeThe surface decides, not the material
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