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Southampton · Hampshire
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 Southampton roughly one home in 2 is a flat (42%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.
Chevron in Southampton
The Southampton district counts 102,293 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.
Flats are 42% of homes in the Southampton district, and a chevron in a flat is a glued floor over the slab; where the lease has an impact-sound clause, the acoustic layer has to be one the adhesive is approved for. The pattern suits the long, narrow living rooms of purpose-built blocks.
Private renting is 29% of households in Southampton; a chevron is chosen for the let that trades on its interior, and it is refinished in place between tenancies rather than relaid. For the wider rental stock in Southampton a plank or the click herringbone is the usual specification.
The new developments in Southampton are built on screed, and a chevron on a dry, commissioned, heated screed is glued down in the textbook way. The 14 mm Knightsbridge boards are listed for underfloor heating; the screed reading and the commissioning cycle come first, and the primer the adhesive asks for goes on before the first mitred pair.
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All 2 chevron floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Southampton (E06000045) · Council conservation area register · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Southampton and Hampshire. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Eastleigh, Romsey, Winchester, Fareham, Portsmouth, the New Forest and surrounding areas.
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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
Southampton in the 2021 census: 102,293 households, 58% houses, 42% flats.
Southampton has an above-average share of terraces and of homes built before 1919, alongside a city centre substantially rebuilt after the war. The pre-1919 terraces are suspended timber at ground level and want levelling; the post-war centre is solid floor, where the damp-proof membrane matters. The city's 20 conservation areas include Carlton Crescent and Oxford Street, where original boards are part of the protected character. Bargate Quarter and Houndwell Place are new build — screed, commonly underfloor heating, and engineered wood rather than solid.
A third of Southampton's homes are purpose-built flats, the largest share of any city on this list, with another one in twenty carved out of a house. Ownership sits below half, and the rented stock is concentrated around Bevois, Bargate, Banister and Polygon and Portswood.
In a one-bedroom flat the fitting visit costs more than the material does, and it does not halve when the flat does. A landlord with several units in one block changes that arithmetic by having them fitted in one visit, in one specification, from one delivery.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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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.
It depends on the range and the area you are covering. We carry options across every budget — from value laminate to premium engineered oak and parquet. Order a sample first so you can compare quality before you commit to a full Southampton floor.
Yes. We deliver across Southampton and Hampshire from our UK warehouse, including the SO14, SO15, SO16, SO17, SO18 and SO19 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 Southampton 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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