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Taunton · Somerset
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 Taunton 84% of homes are houses, most of them detached houses (31%), so the questions are the subfloor and the underlay rather than impact sound.
Parquet in Taunton
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.
The Somerset West and Taunton district counts 69,986 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 31% of the Somerset West and Taunton 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.
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All 15 parquet floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Somerset (E06000066); accommodation type: Somerset West and Taunton · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Taunton and Somerset. Most in-stock orders reach Taunton within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Wellington, Bridgwater, Wiveliscombe, Norton Fitzwarren, Wellington and the surrounding Somerset area.
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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.
| 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 Oak Lacquered Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Dark Brown Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone Whitewashed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 | 14mm x 90mm x 450mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Oxford Herringbone White Oiled 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 |
| Bordeaux Oak Versailles Panel 20 x 800 x 800 | 20mm x 800mm x 800mm | 4mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
| Knightsbridge Chevron Natural Brushed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 510 | 14mm x 90mm x 510mm | 3mm | Tongue & Groove | Compatible |
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Our Somerset delivery covers: Taunton town centre, Wellington, Bishops Hull, Comeytrowe, Trull, Norton Fitzwarren, Staplegrove, Rockwell Green, Wilton, Galmington, Priorswood, Monkton Heathfield, Creech St Michael, Bishops Lydeard, Wiveliscombe, Bridgwater, North Petherton, Wellington, Taunton and surrounding Somerset and Vale of Taunton Deane
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Somerset West and Taunton in the 2021 census: 69,986 households, 84% houses, 16% flats.
The accommodation figures available here describe the former Somerset West and Taunton district: 31.3% detached, 29.7% semi-detached, 22.6% terraced and only 15.6% flats. No tenure figures are quoted, because the ones on file cover a different area. TA1 and TA2 run through Taunton East, Taunton North, Taunton South, Rowbarton & Staplegrove, Bishop's Hull & Taunton West and Comeytrowe & Trull, all within the Somerset unitary authority. A stock more than four-fifths houses means whole-property work, and ground floors divide between suspended timber, whose underfloor ventilation has to stay clear, and solid slabs, whose damp-proof membrane has to be verified before any moisture-sensitive finish goes down. Stairs and landings often decide the material as much as the rooms do.
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, set in the fertile Vale of Taunton Deane. Its housing blends a handsome Georgian and Victorian centre with extensive new-build expansion around Comeytrowe and Staplegrove and rural cider-country villages, producing a broad market from period townhouses to modern family homes seeking quality flooring.
Weight concentrated on a small point is harder on a floor than weight spread wide. A piano leg, a loaded bookcase or a chair dragged back from the table each press into the surface at one spot, and softer materials take a permanent dent where they do.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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Before you order in Taunton
Shop the rangeParquetRead guide 
Fitting guideHerringbone Installation GuideRead guide 
Cost guideHerringbone and Parquet Flooring CostRead guide 
Pattern guideHerringbone vs Chevron: Patterns, Costs and Which Suits Your RoomRead guide 
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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.
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.
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.
In a period house with heavy furniture, ask about indentation resistance rather than only about scratching — they are different properties, and a floor can be strong against one and weak against the other. Wide felt pads and soft castors then protect whatever you choose.
Yes. We deliver across Taunton and Somerset from our UK warehouse, including the TA1 and TA2 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 Taunton 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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