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Burnley · Lancashire

Parquet Flooring in Burnley

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. In Burnley 91% of homes are houses, most of them terraced houses (47%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Parquet in Burnley

Parquet flooring in Burnley: what the housing says

The Burnley district counts 39,873 households in the 2021 census, and the mix of houses and flats in that count is what decides how a parquet floor is specified here.

Terraced houses are 47% of the Burnley stock, and a terraced hallway is where a herringbone floor earns its reputation: the pattern leads the eye down a narrow space and makes it read longer. The base is the work. A pattern floor is glued, so the old suspended boards are overlaid with ply, screwed down and levelled; the 90 x 450 mm Oxford blocks suit the proportions of a terrace better than the 125 x 600 mm ones.

Private renting is 24% of households in Burnley, and parquet in a rented home is a decision about the void between tenancies: a glued pattern floor is not lifted and relaid, it is refinished in place, which a 3 mm wear layer allows. In Burnley it is chosen for the flats and houses that let at the upper end, where the floor is part of the rent.

of households rent privately (19.4% in 2011)
24.3%
live in a flat or maisonette
9.1%
postcode districts we deliver to
BB10 to BB12
parquet floors in our range
15

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Burnley (E07000117) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue

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

Local fact sheet

Burnley's homes, by the numbers

Burnley in the 2021 census: 39,873 households, 91% houses, 9% flats.

Burnley is BB10, BB11 and BB12 — Bank Hall, Brunshaw, Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Coal Clough with Deerplay, Briercliffe, and out to Cliviger with Worsthorne. It is a district of Lancashire. Burnley has the steepest tenure shift of any town we deliver to: ownership fell 5.2 points to 59.8% between 2011 and 2021 while private renting rose 4.9 points to 24.3%. Almost a quarter of Burnley households now rent from a private landlord. Those are the terraces the town is built from, and a landlord refitting one is buying a floor that has to look acceptable and survive five years, not thirty. LVT over a levelled base is the honest recommendation there; engineered oak is the recommendation for the house you are keeping.

Terraces outnumber every other kind of home in Burnley, street after street through Bank Hall, Gannow, Brunshaw and Daneshouse with Stoneyholme. Ownership has dropped sharply since the last census while private renting rose to roughly a quarter of households, so a great many floors across BB10, BB11 and BB12 are a landlord’s call.

Houses climbing out of the valley to Briercliffe and Cliviger stand more exposed than the town below, and are heated in bursts rather than steadily. A board should reach the room's own temperature before it is cut, and a moisture barrier belongs at the base.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Burnley

  • 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.
  • Ply over the old boards Old suspended boards are not a base for glue. A screwed-down ply overlay is, once the void beneath is ventilated.

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Questions

Parquet flooring in Burnley: questions, answered

Which parquet pattern suits a Burnley 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 Burnley?

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.

Can I order flooring samples to my Burnley address?

You can, and to the whole spread – an address at Barrowford, Reedley or Clover Hill gets them by post like any other. Stand the sample against the skirting you are keeping; a board that fights the existing joinery shows it worst on the landing.

Do you deliver parquet flooring to Burnley?

Yes. We deliver across Burnley and Lancashire from our UK warehouse, including the BB10, BB11 and BB12 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 parquet sample before ordering in Burnley?

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