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Staines-upon-Thames · Surrey

Herringbone Flooring in Staines-upon-Thames

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 Staines-upon-Thames roughly one home in 4 is a flat (26%), so sound through the floor matters alongside the base under it.

Herringbone in Staines-upon-Thames

Herringbone flooring in Staines-upon-Thames: what the housing says

The Spelthorne district counts 41,804 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 34% of the homes in Spelthorne, 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 26% of homes in the Spelthorne 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.

Owner-occupation is 69% in Spelthorne, and herringbone is a floor people put into a house they intend to stay in: it is planned around the room, glued, and refinished rather than replaced. The 3 mm wear layer on the Oxford blocks keeps that refinishing cycle in reserve for a floor laid in Staines-upon-Thames now.

of households rent privately (12.7% in 2011)
17.9%
live in a flat or maisonette
26.4%
postcode districts we deliver to
TW18 to TW19
herringbone floors in our range
18

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Spelthorne (E07000213) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

Delivery to Staines-upon-Thames

We deliver across Staines-upon-Thames and Surrey (TW postcodes) from our UK warehouse. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode.

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

Local fact sheet

Staines-upon-Thames's homes, by the numbers

Spelthorne in the 2021 census: 41,804 households, 73% houses, 26% flats.

Staines-upon-Thames covers TW18 and TW19 — Staines, Staines South, Riverside and Laleham, Egham Hythe, Ashford North and Stanwell South, and the Heathrow Villages. It is part of Spelthorne, a Surrey district. Staines has the sharpest ownership fall of any town on this list: down 4.5 points to 68.1% between 2011 and 2021, with private renting up 5.2 points to 17.9%. Proximity to Heathrow explains much of it. The other local factor is the river: parts of Staines sit in the Thames flood plain, and where a ground floor has flood history, a floor that can be lifted and relaid is worth more than one that is glued down permanently.

Staines-upon-Thames is a name doing a lot of work: TW18 and TW19 run from Stanwell North and the Heathrow Villages across to Thorpe, Egham Hythe and Ashford North, and hardly any of that is the town centre. Two addresses in the same postcode can be different jobs entirely.

Low ground near the river keeps a slab damper than higher ground does, and that load sits there all year rather than on the day the water comes up. Meter the subfloor first: the reading, not the room, settles whether a timber floor is sensible.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Staines-upon-Thames

  • 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.
  • Glued oak keeps, click vinyl lifts For a floor to keep, the glued oak herringbone can be refinished in place. Keep the invoice, batch number and adhesive name with the house papers.

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Questions

Herringbone flooring in Staines-upon-Thames: questions, answered

Which rooms in a Staines-upon-Thames 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 Staines-upon-Thames address?

Yes, to any TW18 or TW19 address. Ask for a piece of the matching beading as well as the board: it is a different material, it rarely lands on the same colour as the plank, and in an Ashford North room it runs round every wall.

Do you deliver herringbone flooring to Staines-upon-Thames?

Yes. We deliver across Staines-upon-Thames and Surrey from our UK warehouse, including the TW18 and TW19 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 Staines-upon-Thames?

Yes: cut samples are £1.99 each, up to two per product, posted to your Staines-upon-Thames 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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