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Aberdeen · Scotland

Herringbone Flooring in Aberdeen

Herringbone is laid from rectangular blocks with square-cut ends, set at right angles and staggered so the end of one block meets the side of the next; in this range it comes in engineered oak, which is glued, and in rigid vinyl, which clicks.

Herringbone in Aberdeen

Herringbone flooring in Aberdeen: what the housing says

The pattern leads the eye along a room, which is why it suits hallways and long living rooms, and it needs a flatter base and a larger waste allowance than a plank.

In Aberdeen the herringbone question is usually which of the two: glued engineered oak, which is the pattern floor in its traditional form and can be sanded, or the click rigid-vinyl herringbone, which is listed as waterproof and goes into a kitchen. Both need a flat base; the oak needs glue and a border plan, the vinyl an underlay and an expansion gap.

Granite is not only how Aberdeen looks. Across Rosemount, Ferryhill, Torry, Woodside, Mannofield and out to Cults and Bridge of Don, a great many homes are built from stone thick enough to hold the temperature of the season rather than the temperature of the room.

Delivery to Aberdeen

We deliver across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode due to distance. We also cover Westhill, Inverurie, Stonehaven, Banchory, Ellon, Peterhead and surrounding Aberdeenshire.

Delivery details

Compare the herringbone range

In oak, the Oxford Herringbone blocks in 90 x 450 mm and 125 x 600 mm, in natural, light, dark brown, fumed and whitewashed faces: Oxford Herringbone Dark Brown Oak and Oxford Herringbone Light Oak are the two most often set against each other. In rigid vinyl, the BML Herringbone European Oak SPC and BML Herringbone Grey Oak SPC click floors, listed as waterproof, with a 0.55 mm wear layer.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Light Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Fumed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Natural Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 60014mm x 125mm x 600mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Light Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 60014mm x 125mm x 600mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
BML Herringbone American White Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone Vintage Fumed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible
BML Herringbone Smoked Limed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm0.55mmClick · listed as waterproofCompatible

Room by room

Herringbone in Aberdeen, room by room

  • Room

    Hallways

    Herringbone parquet creates a striking first impression in Aberdeen’s premium West End and Cults properties. For modern Bridge of Don and Westhill family homes, engineered oak keeps the same board running through open-plan rooms.
    Hallway flooring in Aberdeen

Our Scotland delivery covers: Aberdeen city centre, West End, Cults, Bridge of Don, Mannofield, Bieldside, Milltimber, Mile End, Ferryhill, Rosemount, Old Aberdeen, Pittodrie, Seaton, Tillydrone, Hilton, Mastrick, Garthdee, Kingswells, Peterculter, Westhill, Inverurie, Stonehaven, Banchory, Ellon, Peterhead and surrounding Aberdeenshire

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Local fact sheet

Aberdeen's homes, by the numbers

Aberdeen by postcode district: AB10, AB11, AB12, AB15, AB16 and AB22 and 3 more.

Aberdeen City is a unitary authority, and the area served stretches across AB10, AB11, AB12, AB15, AB16, AB22, AB23, AB24 and AB25 — from George St/Harbour and Midstocket/Rosemount out to Bridge of Don, Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone and Kincorth/Nigg/Cove. Because the 2021 census ran in England and Wales only, no tenure or dwelling-type percentages are given for Scotland on this page, and none have been carried over from a neighbouring country to fill the gap. A survey therefore earns its keep: what the subfloor is made of, how far levels drop between rooms, and whether another household lives below all set the specification long before a surface is chosen. Where one does, acoustic performance leads and everything else follows from it.

In a stone-walled flat or house the floor is part of how warm the place feels. Stone and ceramic stay cold underfoot; wood and resilient floors with an insulating backing take the chill off within moments of standing on them.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Aberdeen

  • Oak or rigid vinyl Oak is glued, sandable and for dry rooms; rigid vinyl clicks, floats and is listed as waterproof. The room decides.
  • The setting-out drawing A herringbone is laid from a centre line with a planned border. The drawing decides the quantity, so it comes before the order.
  • 15 to 20 percent over The waste allowance for a pattern floor, on the manufacturers' guidance. Order it in one batch.

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Questions

Herringbone flooring in Aberdeen: questions, answered

Which rooms in a Aberdeen home suit herringbone?

The hallway and the living room above all: the pattern reads best along a length. In a kitchen the rigid-vinyl herringbone is the version to use, because it is listed as waterproof and the oak blocks are not.

Does herringbone cost more to fit than a plank?

A glued pattern floor takes longer to lay than a floating plank and uses more material, 15 to 20 percent waste against 8 to 12. The cost guide linked below cites the published fitting figures rather than guessing them.

Can I lay herringbone over underfloor heating?

The engineered Oxford blocks and the rigid-vinyl herringbone are both listed for underfloor heating. The screed has to be dry and the system commissioned before either goes down.

What flooring suits Aberdeen granite townhouses?

In a granite townhouse of that period, ask how warm the surface feels as well as how it wears. Where the floor is not heated from below, an underlay chosen for insulation rather than for sound changes a cold room more than moving up a grade of board would.

Do you deliver herringbone flooring to Aberdeen?

Yes. We deliver across Aberdeen and Scotland from our UK warehouse, including the AB10, AB11, AB12, AB15, AB16 and AB22 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 herringbone sample before ordering in Aberdeen?

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