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Hereford · Herefordshire

Chevron Flooring in Hereford

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 Hereford 88% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (42%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

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Chevron in Hereford

Chevron flooring in Hereford: what the housing says

The Herefordshire, County of district counts 82,827 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 42% of the Herefordshire, County of stock in Hereford, 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 Herefordshire, County of, 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 (15.5% in 2011)
18.8%
live in a flat or maisonette
12.0%
postcode districts we deliver to
HR1, HR4
chevron floors in our range
2

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Herefordshire, County of (E06000019) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

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The chevron range for Hereford 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.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Knightsbridge Chevron Natural Brushed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 51014mm x 90mm x 510mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Knightsbridge Chevron Raw Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 51014mm x 90mm x 510mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible

Local fact sheet

Hereford's homes, by the numbers

Herefordshire, County of in the 2021 census: 82,827 households, 87% houses, 12% flats.

Hereford covers HR1, HR2 and HR4 — Castle, Central, College, Aylestone Hill, Bobblestock, Belmont Rural and out to Credenhill. Herefordshire is a unitary authority covering the whole county. Ownership was 66.4% at the 2021 census with private renting at 18.8%, up 3.3 points. Hereford is a cathedral city with a compact historic core and a large rural hinterland, and that shapes the practical advice more than the tenure split does: in the older centre the ground floor is suspended timber and often laid directly over earth or rubble rather than a modern void, so ventilation under the floor matters as much as levelling. Block the airbricks and you create a damp problem the floor gets blamed for.

HR1 and HR4 carry the Cathedral streets and the farmland at Backbury alike, and those two kinds of floor have little in common. The county boundary is no guide either, Herefordshire being a single authority end to end. Age settles a Hereford floor, and it wants establishing before anything is priced.

Under a suspended floor in HR1 the void sits at outside temperature, with moving air on one side of the boards and a heated room on the other. Heat leaves downwards there, which is why insulation belongs between the joists rather than under the covering.

Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.

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Before you order in Hereford

  • 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.
  • Room for the pattern to read A chevron needs length to show its direction. A long reception room is where it reads best; the drawing fixes the border and the quantity.
  • 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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Questions

Chevron flooring in Hereford: questions, answered

Herringbone or chevron for a Hereford 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 Hereford address?

Samples reach every part of the county we serve, HR1 and HR4 alike. Give one a few days on the floor it is meant for rather than a verdict in the hand: a board that curls over a damp void says so before you order the room.

Do you deliver chevron flooring to Hereford?

Yes. We deliver across Hereford and Herefordshire from our UK warehouse, including the HR1 and HR4 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 Hereford?

Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Hereford 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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