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Plymouth · Devon
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 Plymouth 75% of homes are houses, most of them terraced houses (33%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Herringbone in Plymouth
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.
The Plymouth district counts 114,558 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.
With terraced houses at 33% of the Plymouth stock, the Plymouth hallway is a narrow one, and that is the room herringbone was made for: the diagonal pattern draws the eye along the length and the hall reads wider than it is. The smaller 90 x 450 mm block keeps the pattern in proportion. Over a suspended timber floor the blocks are glued to a ply overlay; the rigid-vinyl herringbone clicks together over an underlay and needs no glue.
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All 18 herringbone floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Plymouth (E06000026) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Plymouth and South Devon. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Saltash, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Looe, Liskeard and the surrounding South Devon and East Cornwall areas.
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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.
| Product | Format | Wear layer / thickness | Fitting | Underfloor heating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Light Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Fumed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Natural Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 600 | 14mm x 125mm x 600mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Light Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 600 | 14mm x 125mm x 600mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone American White Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone Vintage Fumed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
| BML Herringbone Smoked Limed Oak SPC Luxury Vinyl Flooring | 6.5mm x 126mm x 630mm | 0.55mm | Click · listed as waterproof | Compatible |
Local fact sheet
Plymouth in the 2021 census: 114,558 households, 74% houses, 25% flats.
Terraced housing accounts for 32.8% of the Plymouth stock, and another 25.4% of homes are flats, 16.2% of them purpose-built and 7.5% cut out of former houses. Deliveries run across PL1 to PL6 and PL9, taking in Devonport, Peverell, Eggbuckland, Honicknowle and Plymstock Dunstone. Terraces of that kind usually stand on suspended timber floors, so the order of work is a deflection check first, then levelling by ply overlay or compound, then the finish; the step that gets skipped is the one that telegraphs joist lines through vinyl a year later. Converted flats set a different constraint, since the floor is somebody else's ceiling and impact-sound underlay has to be settled before the wear layer is chosen. Private renting has climbed from 20.2% to 22.6% since 2011.
Plymouth was rebuilt more comprehensively than almost any English city, and the figures still show it: barely one household in nine is detached, while terraces and semi-detached houses together account for nearly two in three. The post-war plan is the housing stock.
Much of central Plymouth was rebuilt after the war on solid ground floors, while Stoke, Mutley and Peverell kept their Victorian timber. Which of the two you have decides the preparation, and the preparation is most of the work.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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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.
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.
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.
Near the Hoe and the waterfront, salt and grit come in on shoes and a matt or textured surface carries them better than gloss. Nearly one household in five rents from a social landlord, and in that stock the floor also has to survive a handover inspection.
Yes. We deliver across Plymouth and Devon from our UK warehouse, including the PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5 and PL6 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 Plymouth 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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