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Guildford · Surrey
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 Guildford 80% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (34%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Chevron in Guildford
The Guildford district counts 55,762 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.
Detached houses are 34% of the Guildford stock in Guildford, 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 68% in Guildford, 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 floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Guildford (E07000209) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Guildford and Surrey. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Woking, Farnham, Godalming, Cranleigh, Dorking, Epsom, Leatherhead and Reigate.
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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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Our Surrey delivery covers: Guildford town centre, Merrow, Burpham, Shalford, Woking, Farnham, Godalming, Cranleigh, Dorking, Epsom, Leatherhead, Reigate, Redhill, Cobham, Weybridge, Esher, Haslemere, Camberley, Aldershot and surrounding Surrey Hills
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Guildford in the 2021 census: 55,762 households, 80% houses, 20% flats.
Within Surrey, the Guildford delivery area runs across GU1, GU2 and GU4, taking in Burpham, Merrow, Onslow, Stoke and Bellfields & Slyfield, with Shalford and Tillingbourne further out. Detached houses make up 33.5% of the stock and semi-detached a further 32.6%, so most orders here are for whole-house quantities rather than a single room, and stairs and landings need matching trims. Private renting has climbed from 15.8% in 2011 to 19.6% in 2021, which tends to shift demand towards hard-wearing surfaces that survive a change of tenant. In older detached property the ground floor is often suspended timber; lifting a board to check ventilation and moisture content before engineered wood goes down saves a callback later.
Two households in three in Guildford live in a detached or semi-detached house, and ownership has slipped while private renting has risen by almost four points in a decade. The town centre and the streets near the university hold most of that shift; Merrow and Clandon barely moved.
Slyfield and Bellfields sit on solid ground floors; Castle, Stoke and older Onslow hold suspended timber over a ventilated void. There the air under the boards matters as much as the boards — a blocked airbrick does more damage over ten years than footfall ever does.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
Guides
Before you order in Guildford
ParquetChevronRead guide 
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 Reviews
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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.
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.
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.
In the larger Surrey houses the honest question is the threshold between rooms rather than the board. This stock steps between hall, front room and kitchen, and a floor running through without a change of level needs that settled at the preparation stage.
Yes. We deliver across Guildford and Surrey from our UK warehouse, including the GU1, GU2 and GU4 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.
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Guildford 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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