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Belfast · Northern Ireland

Parquet Flooring in Belfast

Parquet is a floor built from short blocks laid to a pattern: herringbone, chevron or a Versailles panel, in engineered oak with a 3 to 4 mm wear layer in this range.

Parquet in Belfast

Parquet flooring in Belfast: what the housing says

A pattern floor is glued down rather than floated, needs a flat base and a larger waste allowance, and turns the floor into the feature of the room.

A pattern floor in Belfast is a glued floor, and the base decides it: a ply overlay on timber, a levelled slab, a dry screed. Get that right and herringbone, chevron or a panel goes into any room that is seen. The waste allowance is higher than for a plank, because every perimeter cut on a pattern produces an offcut, and the manufacturers' guidance puts it at 15 to 20 percent.

Red-brick terraces make up Belfast's older neighbourhoods, and their rooms are rarely simple rectangles. A chimney breast projects into the middle of one wall, alcoves sit either side of it, a bay steps out at the front, and a door swings into a corner. Every one of those is a cut in the floor.

Delivery to Belfast

We deliver across Belfast and Northern Ireland. Delivery to Belfast and the wider NI area typically takes a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode due to ferry transit. We cover all Belfast postcodes plus Lisburn, Holywood, Bangor, Newtownards, Carrickfergus, Antrim and surrounding Northern Ireland.

Delivery details

Compare the parquet range

The Oxford Herringbone blocks come in two sizes, 90 x 450 mm and 125 x 600 mm, in natural, light, dark brown, fumed and whitewashed oak; Oxford Herringbone Light Oak is the one most often chosen for a hallway. The Knightsbridge Chevron Natural Brushed Oak cuts the block at an angle for the arrow pattern, and the Montpellier Oak Versailles Panel is the 800 x 800 mm panel for a dining room. All are engineered, tongue and groove, and listed for underfloor heating.

ProductFormatWear layer / thicknessFittingUnderfloor heating
Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Oak Lacquered Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Dark Brown Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone Whitewashed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 45014mm x 90mm x 450mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Oxford Herringbone White Oiled 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
Bordeaux Oak Versailles Panel 20 x 800 x 80020mm x 800mm x 800mm4mmTongue & GrooveCompatible
Knightsbridge Chevron Natural Brushed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 51014mm x 90mm x 510mm3mmTongue & GrooveCompatible

Room by room

Parquet in Belfast, room by room

  • Room

    Hallways

    Herringbone parquet creates a striking first impression in premium Malone and Stranmillis Victorian townhouses. For modern family homes, engineered oak gives one consistent floor throughout.
    Hallway flooring in Belfast

Our Northern Ireland delivery covers: Belfast city centre, Stranmillis, Malone, Cregagh, Ballyhackamore, Holywood, Bangor, Cherryvalley, Cyprus Avenue, Knock, Belmont, Stormont, Sydenham, Ravenhill, Ormeau, Botanic, Lisburn Road, Falls, Shankill, Andersonstown, Finaghy, Dundonald, Newtownards, Carrickfergus, Antrim, Lisburn and surrounding Northern Ireland

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Local fact sheet

Belfast's homes, by the numbers

No 2021 census tenure or accommodation percentages are held for Belfast, since that count covers England and Wales only, and the record carries no postcode districts or ward names either, so nothing is asserted here about the local housing mix. What holds anywhere still holds: the subfloor decides the specification. Timber joists need levelling and a check for movement before a rigid plank is laid over them; concrete needs a moisture reading and, where there is any doubt, a surface damp-proof membrane. Anything sitting above another household's ceiling calls for an acoustic underlay chosen for impact rating rather than thickness alone. Doors, thresholds and skirtings should be measured against the finished height first, because that is the correction which cannot be made afterwards.

Belfast combines elegant Victorian and Edwardian villas in the premium Malone, Stranmillis and Cregagh corridors with substantial properties in Ballyhackamore and East Belfast, plus modern Titanic Quarter and waterfront developments, characterful coastal homes in Holywood and Bangor. The city’s rapid regeneration, growing tech and creative sectors and Queen’s University drive consistent demand across price points.

Every one of those corners is a cut, and cuts produce offcuts, so the quantity ordered is more than the area of the room. Adding a margin is standard; adding a little beyond it, kept flat and dry, is what makes a repair possible years later when the batch has gone.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Belfast

  • Flat enough for glue A pattern floor is glued and every hollow in the base shows as a rocking block. A straightedge over the base is the first check; a levelling compound is often the second.
  • Set out from the centre The pattern is laid from a centre line so that the border cuts are equal at both walls. The drawing comes before the order, because it decides the quantity.
  • The pattern allowance Order 15 to 20 percent over the room area, the figure the manufacturers give for a herringbone or chevron, and order it in one batch.

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Questions

Parquet flooring in Belfast: questions, answered

Which parquet pattern suits a Belfast house?

Herringbone in the 90 x 450 mm block suits the hallways and front rooms of terraces and semis; the larger 125 x 600 mm block and the chevron suit longer rooms; a Versailles panel wants a square room with the space to show it. The guide on herringbone against chevron sets out the difference in fitting as well as in look.

Can a herringbone floor be floated?

The engineered blocks in this range are glued down. A pattern floor holds its geometry through the adhesive; floated, the blocks drift. The rigid-vinyl herringbone is the click-together alternative where a glued floor is not wanted.

How much extra should I order for a pattern floor in Belfast?

Manufacturers' guidance puts the waste allowance for herringbone or chevron at 15 to 20 percent, against 8 to 12 for a straight plank, because every cut at the perimeter produces an unusable offcut. The calculator on the site works with the real pack sizes.

What flooring suits Belfast’s Malone and Stranmillis Victorian villas?

In a Malone or Stranmillis villa the rooms are large but rarely simple, so plan the layout on paper before ordering. Starting the first row in the right place can remove a line of awkward slivers along one wall, and a wide board suits those proportions.

Do you deliver parquet flooring to Belfast?

Yes. We deliver across Belfast and Northern Ireland from our UK warehouse. 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 parquet sample before ordering in Belfast?

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