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Aldershot · Hampshire

Herringbone Flooring in Aldershot

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. In Aldershot roughly one home in 4 is a flat (28%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

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Herringbone in Aldershot

Herringbone flooring in Aldershot: what the housing says

The Rushmoor district counts 39,303 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a herringbone floor is specified here.

Semi-detached houses are 32% of the homes in Rushmoor, and in a semi the herringbone usually goes into the living room, often a knocked-through one. A pattern gives a long room a centre; set it out from the middle, and where the timber front floor meets the concrete extension the two are levelled to each other before the first block, because a glued pattern records every step in the base.

Flats are 28% of homes in the Rushmoor district, and a flat is where the two herringbones in the range part company: the engineered blocks are glued to the slab and, where the lease asks for impact-sound performance, need an acoustic layer the adhesive is approved for; the rigid-vinyl herringbone floats on its own underlay and answers the clause more simply. The lease decides, so read it first.

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All 18 herringbone floors
of households rent privately (17.6% in 2011)
21.5%
live in a flat or maisonette
27.5%
postcode districts we deliver to
GU11 to GU12
herringbone floors in our range
18

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Rushmoor (E07000092) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

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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

Local fact sheet

Aldershot's homes, by the numbers

Rushmoor in the 2021 census: 39,303 households, 72% houses, 28% flats.

Aldershot sits in Rushmoor borough, and we deliver to GU11 and GU12 — Aldershot Park, Manor Park, North Town, Rowhill and across to Ash Vale and Ash Wharf. Rushmoor's tenure profile is unusual for Hampshire: at the 2021 census 21.5% of households rented privately, up 3.9 points on 2011, while ownership fell to 60.5%. A fifth of the local market is therefore a landlord deciding between voids and durability, and that changes what sells. For a rental turnaround, LVT and a good AC-rated laminate do more per pound than engineered oak, because the floor has to survive tenants rather than impress guests. For your own home the calculation reverses.

Not every Aldershot tenancy has a private landlord. Social renting covers roughly one Rushmoor household in six, and has held there for a decade. So a GU11 or GU12 floor is sometimes bought by the tenant rather than the landlord, and has to come up undamaged at the end of the let.

A landlord specifying a floor is not the household that will heat the room it goes into. A Manor Park let stands cold between tenancies, then gets warmed hard the day someone moves in, and a solid board takes that swing worse than a layered one.

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

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Before you choose

Before you order in Aldershot

  • 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.
  • Both bases to one level A pattern crossing from the semi's timber front room to the concrete kitchen wants one flat plane. A ply overlay and a levelling compound bring the two together before the first block.
  • Lease and adhesive With an impact-sound clause, the acoustic layer under glued blocks has to be one the adhesive is approved for; the click vinyl avoids the question.

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Questions

Herringbone flooring in Aldershot: questions, answered

Which rooms in a Aldershot 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.

Can I order flooring samples to my Aldershot address?

Yes, to a St Mark's or Wellington address, or wherever the person choosing actually is. A sample settles colour and how the joint sits; it cannot settle wear, so read the rating we publish beside the range rather than trusting a piece nobody has walked on.

Do you deliver herringbone flooring to Aldershot?

Yes. We deliver across Aldershot and Hampshire from our UK warehouse, including the GU11 and GU12 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 Aldershot?

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