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Herringbone Flooring in Glasgow

Listed parquet, villas and tenements

Parquet in a listed Glasgow school, recorded in 2012: what that, the city's villas and its tenement flats mean for a new herringbone floor.

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What Glasgow homes mean for herringbone flooring

When Historic Scotland and the council described Glasgow's post-war listed buildings in 2012, they included Knightswood Secondary School, listed in Category B, whose period interior then had herringbone parquet in its dance studios.

The pattern, in other words, has a place in at least one of the city's listed interiors, and that shapes the first step before any new herringbone goes down. Where a listing describes an interior like this one, the period homes guide has one instruction: speak to the conservation officer before original boards or blocks come up.

Most homes are not listed, yet the order of work carries over. Find out what lies under the carpet or the old laminate before choosing a new pattern. An old block floor may deserve keeping, and in a listed building taking it up can need consent.

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At a glance

Herringbone flooring in Glasgow at a glance

66.7%in a purpose-built flatScotland: 32.4%What it means 1.7%in a converted flatScotland: 1.6%What it means 0.21dogs per householdMedian of 2,737 postcode districts in Great Britain: 0.41 dogs per householdWhat it means 16.9%rent privatelyScotland: 12.9%What it means Every figure with its source in Local facts

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ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Amersham Herringbone Smoked Golden Oak Wood Flooring 15 x 90 x 40015mm x 90mm x 400mm4mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Cambridge Herringbone Cottage Oak 18 x 100 x 50018mm x 100mm x 500mm4mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
12mm Whitby Oak Laminate Herringbone Flooring12mm x 100mm x 600mm12mm thick · AC4ClickCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Dark Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 80 x 30018mm x 80mm x 300mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
BML Herringbone Antique Smoked Oak SPC Floor6.5mm 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
Oxford Herringbone Antique Brown Oak 14 x 125 x 60014mm x 125mm x 600mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Fumed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible

Herringbone in Glasgow

4 chapters on herringbone flooring in Glasgow · about 2 min read

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Crosshill villas, West End tenements and the front room

Large 19th-century sandstone villas define Crosshill, in the account of Historic Scotland and the council, while the West End holds the Victorian and Edwardian neighbourhoods of well-preserved tenements and planned streets that the council describes. In houses of those eras, the period homes guide notes, herringbone blocks were what parquet meant in the hall and the front room. Laid there today, the pattern goes back to type.

Survey figures back this up across the city. Before 1945 is the build date of an estimated 43% of Glasgow's dwellings (Scotland: 28%), and parquet in all its patterns is most often chosen for period rooms. Your street, more than your taste, says which era that is.

02/ 04

Listing reaches inside; conservation areas stop at the facade

Category A listings are numerous here: with 279 entries, the city is 2nd of 10 towns compared, whose median is 35.5. Listing reaches indoors. Pulling up original blocks to make room for a new herringbone may need listed building consent, because it changes the character of the interior.

Conservation areas work differently. Some of Glasgow's, Newlands and Dumbreck for instance, are almost purely residential, the council notes. Their controls look at elevations and streets. A herringbone floor behind the front door of a house in one of them is outside their scope, unless the house happens to be listed as well.

03/ 04

  • 66.7%in a purpose-built flat
  • 1.7%in a converted flat

Glued oak blocks in a tenement or block of flats

The census puts 66.7% of Glasgow households in a purpose-built block or tenement, 1st of 151 towns (Scotland: 32.4%). Oak herringbone blocks are bonded down with no cushioning layer in between, so the building carries each footstep to the home below. Decide how you will handle that before the adhesive tin is opened.

Flats in part of a converted or shared house account for 1.7% of households (Scotland: 1.6%). Whatever kind of flat you have, check whether the floor beneath is a slab or timber joists, because a bonded herringbone performs differently on each.

04/ 04

  • 0.21dogs per household
  • 16.9%rent privately

Dogs and tenancies: brushed, oiled, repairable

Twelve of Glasgow's postcode districts have a median of 0.21 dogs per household in the modelled estimate (2015), 129th of 150 towns and below the Great Britain median of 0.41 across 2,737 postcode districts. Where a dog does live, texture beats smooth: a brushed or hand-scraped oak herringbone takes scratches into a surface that was never uniform to begin with.

16.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% for Scotland. In a let, the rentals guide prefers an oiled finish on oak, because it can be repaired in patches between tenancies rather than sanded back as a whole floor.

Checks

Before you order herringbone flooring in Glasgow

  • Look under the existing floor Lift a corner of the carpet or laminate to see whether original blocks survive before ordering new ones.
  • Check whether the building is listed If it is, ask the conservation officer before any original boards or blocks come up.
  • Settle the sound question in a flat Glued oak blocks have no underlay layer; agree the build-up before the adhesive is opened.
  • Pick brushed and oiled for hard use Texture hides scratches from a dog; an oiled finish can be repaired in patches between tenancies.

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Questions

Questions about herringbone flooring in Glasgow

Do I need permission to lay herringbone in a Glasgow conservation area?

Not because of the conservation area: its rules are about the outside of a building. A listed building is different, because listing covers the interior too, and in a city where an estimated 43% of dwellings predate 1945, it is worth checking before you order.

Can I take up old parquet in a listed Glasgow building?

Ask the conservation officer first. Lifting original blocks can be work that needs listed building consent, and Glasgow has 279 entries in Category A alone.

Is glued oak herringbone a problem in a tenement flat?

It raises a sound question, because a glued floor has no underlay layer. 66.7% of Glasgow households live in a purpose-built block or tenement, so agree the build-up with the neighbours below in mind.

Which herringbone finish suits a rented Glasgow flat?

Oiled, according to the rentals guide, because it can be repaired in patches between tenancies. 16.9% of Glasgow households rent privately.

Local facts

Local facts: herringbone flooring in Glasgow

10 facts from the census, the Met Office, the council and other public records, each with what it means for a floor in Glasgow and where it comes from.

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