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Windsor · Berkshire
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 Windsor 76% 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 Windsor
The Windsor and Maidenhead district counts 60,934 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 Windsor and Maidenhead 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 67% in Windsor and Maidenhead, 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 Windsor 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.
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All 15 parquet floorsSource: ONS, Census 2021, Windsor and Maidenhead (E06000040) · Postcode districts: postcodes.io (ONS geography) · Range: our product catalogue
We deliver across Windsor and the wider Royal Borough. Most in-stock orders arrive within a timeframe that depends on the delivery postcode. We also cover Eton, Ascot, Sunningdale, Maidenhead, Slough, Egham, Virginia Water and surrounding Berkshire and Surrey borders.
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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 Berkshire delivery covers: Windsor town centre, Old Windsor, Datchet, Eton, Ascot, Sunningdale, Wraysbury, Eton Wick, Clewer, Dedworth, Spital, Englefield Green, Virginia Water, Egham, Sunninghill, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Marlow, Cookham and surrounding Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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Windsor and Maidenhead in the 2021 census: 60,934 households, 75% houses, 24% flats.
Windsor and Maidenhead is a unitary authority, so the census figures quoted here describe the whole borough rather than the town alone: 30.7% detached, 26.1% semi-detached and 24.2% flats. Detached properties usually mean long uninterrupted runs from room to room, and long runs need a proper perimeter gap and a break at the doorway, or a floating floor will push against skirtings as it moves with the seasons. The flat share matters for a different reason, since anything laid over a neighbour's ceiling has to satisfy the lease on impact sound before the finish is even chosen. Deliveries reach SL3 and SL4, taking in Eton & Castle, Clewer East, Clewer & Dedworth West, Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury, and Bray.
Windsor combines Royal town heritage with some of the most premium property in Berkshire, from Georgian and Victorian townhouses near the Castle to substantial detached properties in Ascot and Sunningdale, riverside homes in Datchet and Wraysbury, and Eton’s distinctive housing stock. The town’s combination of Royal connections, top schools and Thames-side setting drives consistently premium values.
On that low ground the moisture in a solid floor moves with the water table rather than with the weather. A reading taken in August can differ from one taken in February, so the build-up is chosen for the wetter of the two months.
Delivery times and options depend on the delivery postcode. See Delivery & Returns for the applicable estimate.
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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.
Yes. We deliver across Windsor and Berkshire from our UK warehouse, including the SL3 and SL4 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 Windsor 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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Every range and room for Windsor, each on its own page with the same housing data read for that floor.
Engineered Woodin Windsor33 floors
Solid Woodin Windsor15 floors
LVT Vinylin Windsor36 floors
SPC Rigid Vinylin Windsor36 floors
Laminatein Windsor12 floors5 materials · scroll sideways to see all
Kitchenin Windsor
Bathroomin Windsor
Living Roomin Windsor
Bedroomin WindsorHallwayin Windsor
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