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Shrewsbury · Shropshire

Parquet Flooring in Shrewsbury

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 Shrewsbury 91% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (41%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.

Parquet in Shrewsbury

Parquet flooring in Shrewsbury: what the housing says

The Shropshire district counts 139,583 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.

Detached houses are 41% of the Shropshire stock, and their larger rooms are where the bigger formats belong: the 125 x 600 mm Oxford blocks, the Knightsbridge chevron, or a Versailles panel in a dining room. A large pattern floor is also a large glue-down job with a border to plan, so the setting-out drawing is worth doing before the order, not on the day.

Owner-occupation is 69% in Shropshire, and a pattern floor is an owner's floor: it costs more to fit than a plank, it is planned around the room, and it stays. The Oxford herringbone and the Knightsbridge chevron in Shrewsbury go into the rooms that are lived in and shown, the hallway and the living room, and the 3 mm wear layer keeps a refinishing cycle in reserve.

of households rent privately (15.0% in 2011)
17.5%
live in a flat or maisonette
8.9%
postcode districts we deliver to
SY1 to SY3
parquet floors in our range
15

Source: ONS, Census 2021, Shropshire (E06000051) · 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

Room by room

Parquet in Shrewsbury, room by room

  • Room

    Large detached rooms

    Detached houses outnumber every other type here by a clear margin, and a big room is the one setting where herringbone parquet reads as intended, since the pattern needs area before the eye picks it up. Set it out from a centre line so the borders match.
    Herringbone flooring in Shrewsbury

Our Shropshire delivery covers: Belle Vue, Monkmoor, Radbrook and Bayston Hill and the SY postcode area

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Local fact sheet

Shrewsbury's homes, by the numbers

Shropshire in the 2021 census: 139,583 households, 90% houses, 9% flats.

Shrewsbury covers SY1, SY2 and SY3 — Abbey, Belle Vue, Battlefield, Castlefields and Ditherington, Bicton Heath, Bayston Hill and Bagley. Shropshire has been a single unitary authority since 2009, so planning and building control run through one office. Ownership was 68.6% at the 2021 census and has barely moved, down six tenths of a point in a decade. What makes Shrewsbury distinctive for flooring is the town centre itself: the medieval loop inside the river bend contains a very large number of timber-framed and listed buildings, and in a listed building the floor is part of the fabric. Establish whether consent is needed before you plan anything, because in that part of town it frequently is.

The medieval loop inside the river bend is full of timber-framed and listed buildings, and there the floor counts as part of the fabric, so consent comes before anything else. Beyond it, across SY1, SY2 and SY3, the stock is mostly detached and semi-detached, with terraces a smaller share and owner-occupation steady.

A detached house at Battlefield or Bicton Heath loses heat from every side, so its rooms swing wider between heating on and off than one held warm by neighbours either side. Leave room to move at the perimeter, and size it by the coldest room.

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

Guides

Before you choose

Before you order in Shrewsbury

  • 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.
  • The border in a big room A large room takes a border and a centred field comfortably. The drawing decides both, and the quantity follows from the drawing, not from the room area.
  • A floor for the long term A glued oak parquet is sanded and refinished in place for decades. Keep the batch number and the adhesive name with the invoice; a repair years later starts there.

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Questions

Parquet flooring in Shrewsbury: questions, answered

Which parquet pattern suits a Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury?

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 Shrewsbury address?

Samples are the easy part here: they go to any SY1, SY2 or SY3 address, and the old streets make no difference to them. Hold one against the skirting in daylight before anything longer than a sample has to come through the door.

Do you deliver parquet flooring to Shrewsbury?

Yes. We deliver across Shrewsbury and Shropshire from our UK warehouse, including the SY1, SY2 and SY3 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 Shrewsbury?

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