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Edinburgh · Scotland

Herringbone Flooring in Edinburgh

A New Town drawing room has proportions few modern rooms match, and herringbone answers them properly. The build-up starts at the joist with the acoustic layer the factor agreement requires, and the pattern sits on top of that.

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Herringbone in Edinburgh

Herringbone flooring in Edinburgh: what the housing says

In the Old Town and Leith the boarding beneath is protected, so levelling over it keeps the original in place and the consent question closed.

The hall of an Edinburgh tenement is long, windowless and the first thing a visitor sees, and a herringbone floor laid along it from the front door gives the corridor a direction the eye follows to the far room. The finer Oxford block suits the hall’s width, the broader block a Bruntsfield or Stockbridge front room with a bay, and both are set out from the centre line so the cuts at the two skirtings match.

Beneath the blocks the build is the tenement standard: acoustic layer, plywood deck on levelled original boarding, and a total depth settled at the door before the blocks are ordered. At Silverlea the screed is heated, and the engineered block is the one construction to use because a solid block gaps over a heat source. A diagonal pattern wastes more in the cutting than a plank floor, and the order allows for it.

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All 18 herringbone floors
conservation areas
50
postcode districts we deliver to
13
herringbone floors in our range
18

Source: Council conservation area register · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Edinburgh

We deliver across Edinburgh and Scotland. Most in-stock orders reach Edinburgh within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Glasgow, Stirling, Dundee and the Scottish Borders.

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The herringbone range for Edinburgh homes

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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

Room by room

Herringbone in Edinburgh, room by room

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    Hallways

    Herringbone parquet is the classic choice for Edinburgh’s grand entrance halls. The pattern has a long history in Scottish Georgian architecture and remains the most sought-after hallway finish.
    Hallway flooring in Edinburgh
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Our Scotland delivery covers: Edinburgh city centre, New Town, Old Town, Stockbridge, Morningside, Bruntsfield, Marchmont, Corstorphine, Leith, Portobello, Cramond, Dean Village, Inverleith, Murrayfield, Gorgie, Dalry, Granton, Edinburgh Park, Musselburgh, Livingston and surrounding East Lothian

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Edinburgh's homes, by the numbers

Edinburgh by postcode district: EH1, EH2, EH3, EH4, EH5 and EH6 and 7 more.

Just under half of Edinburgh's homes were built before 1945 and 66% of the stock is flats — a higher share than any other major UK city apart from Glasgow. Both facts push in the same direction. Tenement flats sit on timber joists shared with the neighbour below, so impact sound insulation is the first specification, not the last, and many titles and factor agreements say so explicitly. The floor beneath is usually original boarding that is neither flat nor consistent, so levelling comes before choosing. In the Old Town, Leith and Inverleith conservation areas, and in any listed tenement, removing that boarding needs consent. Western Villages and Silverlea at Granton are the exception: new screed, underfloor heating, engineered wood.

Edinburgh's tenements put flats over flats behind stone facades, and in the New Town a great many of them stand inside a conservation area or a listed terrace. That combination is unusual: the floor is governed from below by the flat underneath and from outside by the building's protection.

Two sets of rules therefore apply at once. The title deeds usually set a minimum for impact sound underfoot, and the listing governs what may be done to original fabric — including lifting historic boards. Both are settled before a board is chosen, not after.

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 Edinburgh

  • 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 Edinburgh: questions, answered

Which rooms in a Edinburgh 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.

How much should I budget for flooring in Edinburgh?

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 Edinburgh floor.

Do you deliver herringbone flooring to Edinburgh?

Yes. We deliver across Edinburgh and Scotland from our UK warehouse, including the EH1, EH2, EH3, EH4, EH5 and EH6 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 Edinburgh?

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