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 Scunthorpe 91% of homes are houses, most of them semi-detached houses (42%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Chevron flooring in Scunthorpe: what the housing says
The North Lincolnshire district counts 73,172 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 42% of the homes in North Lincolnshire, 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.
Detached houses are 35% of the North Lincolnshire stock in Scunthorpe, 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 North Lincolnshire, 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.
Source: ONS, Census 2021, North Lincolnshire (E06000013) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
Delivery to Scunthorpe
We deliver across Scunthorpe and Lincolnshire. Most in-stock orders reach Scunthorpe within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Bottesford, Brigg, Barton-upon-Humber, Messingham, Kirton in Lindsey and the surrounding North Lincolnshire area.
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.
North Lincolnshire in the 2021 census: 73,172 households, 91% houses, 9% flats.
Flats are scarce across North Lincolnshire at 8.8% of dwellings, against 41.8% semi-detached and 35.2% detached, which makes the Scunthorpe round very largely a house market. DN15 and DN16 cover Frodingham, Crosby & Park, Town, Ashby Central, Ashby Lakeside, Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens, Bottesford, Burringham & Gunness, Messingham, and Burton upon Stather & Winterton. Owner occupation runs at 67.5%, a little below the 69.5% recorded in 2011 but still the clear majority. Housing of this age brings a familiar two-part problem: a solid ground floor wanting a moisture reading and often a latex smoothing coat, plus first-floor joists whose fixings deserve a check. Rear extensions are the usual place where two floor levels have to be reconciled.
Three quarters of Scunthorpe's households and more live in a detached or a semi-detached house, across Ashby, Bottesford, Crosby and Park, Frodingham and Kingsway. Houses of that kind frequently have an integral garage, and a good many of those garages are now rooms.
A converted garage starts as a slab poured lower than the rest of the house, laid to a slight fall towards the old door, often without the insulation or membrane the living rooms have. Bringing it up to level and dealing with what is under it is the real work.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Scunthorpe
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.
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.
Chevron flooring in Scunthorpe: questions, answered
Herringbone or chevron for a Scunthorpe 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.
Do you deliver chevron flooring to Scunthorpe?
Yes. We deliver across Scunthorpe and Lincolnshire from our UK warehouse, including the DN15 and DN16 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 Scunthorpe?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Scunthorpe 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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