Delivery to Gravesend
We deliver across Gravesend and Kent (DA postcodes) from our UK warehouse. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode.
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Gravesend · Kent
Chevron Flooring in Gravesend
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 Gravesend 80% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Chevron in Gravesend
Chevron flooring in Gravesend: what the housing says
The Gravesham district counts 41,724 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 33% of the homes in Gravesham, 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.
Terraced houses are 30% of the Gravesham 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.
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All 2 chevron floors- of households rent privately (16.1% in 2011)
- 19.1%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 20.2%
- postcode districts we deliver to
- DA11 to DA12
- chevron floors in our range
- 2
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Gravesham (E07000109) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The chevron range for Gravesend 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
Gravesend's homes, by the numbers
Gravesham in the 2021 census: 41,724 households, 79% houses, 20% flats.
“Budget for the base as well as the boards.”
We deliver to DA11 and DA12 — Northfleet and Springhead, Coldharbour and Perry Street, Painters Ash, Denton, Chalk, and out to Higham and Shorne. Gravesend sits in Gravesham, a Kent district. Ownership was 62.2% at the 2021 census and private renting 19.1%, a little above the national figure. Gravesend and Northfleet were cement and paper towns, and much of the terraced housing dates from that period: suspended timber ground floors, often over a void, frequently not level. The levelling is the part people underestimate, and it is also the part that determines whether the finished floor looks right. Budget for the base as well as the boards.
Better than one home in three across DA11 and DA12 has its floor chosen by a landlord or a housing association rather than by whoever walks on it, and social renting here sits where the previous census left it. That changes the brief: hard-wearing, and replaceable a plank at a time.
A Northfleet or Denton ground floor sits on joists above a void open to outside air, so warmth leaves downwards and the boards read cold underfoot. Underlay thickness and a properly closed perimeter are thermal decisions here, not only acoustic ones.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you choose
Before you order in Gravesend
- 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.
- 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 Gravesend: questions, answered
Herringbone or chevron for a Gravesend 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 Gravesend address?
Yes, samples come to any DA11 or DA12 address, and they are best settled while the ply is still going down. Hold one against the skirting in the room's own light; a shade that suits a Pelham front room can look wrong in a back kitchen.
Do you deliver chevron flooring to Gravesend?
Yes. We deliver across Gravesend and Kent from our UK warehouse, including the DA11 and DA12 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 Gravesend?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Gravesend 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 Gravesend
Every range and room for Gravesend, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Gravesend33 floors
Solid Woodin Gravesend15 floors
Parquetin Gravesend15 floors
LVT Vinylin Gravesend36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Gravesend36 floors
Laminatein Gravesend12 floors
6 materials · scroll sideways to see all
Kitchenin Gravesend
Bathroomin Gravesend
Living Roomin Gravesend
Bedroomin Gravesend- Hallwayin Gravesend
Conservatoryin Gravesend- Utility Roomin Gravesend
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- Herringbonein GravesendSuits hallways and long rooms
- Waterproofin GravesendFloors listed as waterproof
- Greyin GravesendCool in north light, warmer in south
- Underfloor Heatingin GravesendThree numbers to check first
- Pet-Friendlyin GravesendThe surface decides, not the material
5 needs · scroll sideways to see all
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