Delivery to Shrewsbury
We deliver across Shrewsbury and Shropshire (SY postcodes) from our UK warehouse. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode.
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Chevron Flooring in Shrewsbury
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 Shrewsbury 91% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (41%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
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Chevron in Shrewsbury
Chevron flooring in Shrewsbury: what the housing says
The Shropshire district counts 139,583 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 41% of the Shropshire stock in Shrewsbury, 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 69% in Shropshire, 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 (15.0% in 2011)
- 17.5%
- live in a flat or maisonette
- 8.9%
- postcode districts we deliver to
- SY1 to SY3
- chevron floors in our range
- 2
Source: ONS, Census 2021, Shropshire (E06000051) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
The range
The chevron range for Shrewsbury 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 |
Room by room
Chevron in Shrewsbury, room by room
Room
Large detached rooms
Detached houses outnumber every other type here by a clear margin, and a big room is the one setting where herringbone parquet reads as intended, since the pattern needs area before the eye picks it up. Set it out from a centre line so the borders match.Herringbone flooring in Shrewsbury
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Our Shropshire delivery covers: Belle Vue, Monkmoor, Radbrook and Bayston Hill and the SY postcode area
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Shrewsbury's homes, by the numbers
Shropshire in the 2021 census: 139,583 households, 90% houses, 9% flats.
Shrewsbury covers SY1, SY2 and SY3 — Abbey, Belle Vue, Battlefield, Castlefields and Ditherington, Bicton Heath, Bayston Hill and Bagley. Shropshire has been a single unitary authority since 2009, so planning and building control run through one office. Ownership was 68.6% at the 2021 census and has barely moved, down six tenths of a point in a decade. What makes Shrewsbury distinctive for flooring is the town centre itself: the medieval loop inside the river bend contains a very large number of timber-framed and listed buildings, and in a listed building the floor is part of the fabric. Establish whether consent is needed before you plan anything, because in that part of town it frequently is.
Inside the river loop the timber-framed houses have been moving for centuries, and it shows in the floors: not level, not square, and no two rooms out by the same amount. In that part of Shrewsbury the tape and a levels check come before the choosing, not after it.
A detached house at Battlefield or Bicton Heath loses heat from every side, so its rooms swing wider between heating on and off than one held warm by neighbours either side. Leave room to move at the perimeter, and size it by the coldest room.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Shrewsbury
- 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.
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
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Chevron flooring in Shrewsbury: questions, answered
Herringbone or chevron for a Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury address?
Samples are the easy part here: they go to any SY1, SY2 or SY3 address, and the old streets make no difference to them. Hold one against the skirting in daylight before anything longer than a sample has to come through the door.
Do you deliver chevron flooring to Shrewsbury?
Yes. We deliver across Shrewsbury and Shropshire from our UK warehouse, including the SY1, SY2 and SY3 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 Shrewsbury?
Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Shrewsbury 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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