Engineered Oak Herringbone Flooring
Herringbone wood parquet combines natural timber warmth with a classic zig-zag pattern. It adds depth, movement and timeless charm, perfect for elegant homes and heritage-inspired interiors.
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Herringbone Wood: all 31 floors compared
Same fitting throughout; they differ in board width, wear layer, finish, surface, grade and price.
At a glance
Price per m²
£37.50–
Box price, as on each product card
Board width
80–125 mm
80 mm, 90 mm, 100 mm and 125 mm herringbone
Wear layer
3–6 mm
3, 4 or 6 mm
Every floor here
- Fitting: Tongue & Groove
- Underfloor heating: Compatible
Choose by board width
Grouped by board width, lowest price first in each group.
80 mm herringbone, 7 floors · from £42.50/m²
Durham Herringbone Light Oak Wood Flooring 20 x 80 x 350 (mm)20 × 80 × 350 mm6 mm wear layerInvisible UV OiledThickest wear layer£42.50 per m²- Oxford Herringbone Cognac Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 80 x 300 (mm)18 × 80 × 300 mm3 mm wear layerMatt Lacquered£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Dark Grey Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 80 x 300 (mm)18 × 80 × 300 mm3 mm wear layerMatt Lacquered£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Dark Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 80 x 300 (mm)18 × 80 × 300 mm3 mm wear layerMatt Lacquered£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Grey-Brown Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 80 x 300 (mm)18 × 80 × 300 mm3 mm wear layerMatt Lacquered£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Invisible Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 80 x 300 (mm)18 × 80 × 300 mm3 mm wear layerInvisible Matt Lacquered£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Natural Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 80 x 300 (mm)18 × 80 × 300 mm3 mm wear layerMatt Lacquered£45.00 per m²
90 mm herringbone, 14 floors · from £37.50/m²
- Amersham Herringbone Light Oak Wood Flooring 15 x 90 x 400 (mm)15 × 90 × 400 mm4 mm wear layerInvisible UV OiledLowest price£37.50 per m²
- Amersham Herringbone Smoked Golden Oak Wood Flooring 15 x 90 x 400 (mm)15 × 90 × 400 mm4 mm wear layerMatt LacqueredLowest price£37.50 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Unfinished Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 (mm)14 × 90 × 450 mm3 mm wear layerUnfinished£39.50 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Dark Brown Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 (mm)14 × 90 × 450 mm3 mm wear layerUV Oiled£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Fumed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 (mm)14 × 90 × 450 mm3 mm wear layerUV Oiled£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Light Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 (mm)14 × 90 × 450 mm3 mm wear layerInvisible Matt Lacquered£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 (mm)14 × 90 × 450 mm3 mm wear layerUV Oiled£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Oak Lacquered Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 (mm)14 × 90 × 450 mm3 mm wear layerUV Lacquered£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Whitewashed Oak Wood Flooring 14 x 90 x 450 (mm)14 × 90 × 450 mm3 mm wear layerMatt Lacquered£45.00 per m²
- Cambridge Herringbone Invisible Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 90 x 400 (mm)18 × 90 × 400 mm4 mm wear layerInvisible Matt Lacquered£47.50 per m²
- Cambridge Herringbone Oak Brushed UV Oiled Wood Flooring 18 x 90 x 400 (mm)18 × 90 × 400 mm4 mm wear layerUV Oiled£47.50 per m²
- Cambridge Herringbone Oak Lacquered Wood Flooring 18 x 90 x 400 (mm)18 × 90 × 400 mm4 mm wear layerUV Lacquered£47.50 per m²
- Cambridge Herringbone Smoked Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 90 x 400 (mm)18 × 90 × 400 mm4 mm wear layerUV Oiled£47.50 per m²
- Cambridge Herringbone AB Prime Unfinished Oak Wood Flooring 18 x 90 x 400 (mm)18 × 90 × 400 mm4 mm wear layerUnfinished£52.00 per m²
100 mm herringbone, 4 floors · £49.50/m²
- Cambridge Herringbone Cinnamon Oak 18 x 100 x 500 (mm)18 × 100 × 500 mm4 mm wear layerMatt Lacquered£49.50 per m²
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- Cambridge Herringbone Pale Oak 18 x 100 x 500 (mm)18 × 100 × 500 mm4 mm wear layerInvisible Matt Lacquered£49.50 per m²
125 mm herringbone, 6 floors · from £45.00/m²
- Oxford Herringbone Antique Brown Oak 14 x 125 x 600 (mm)14 × 125 × 600 mm3 mm wear layerHard Wax Oil£45.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone Light Brushed Oak 14 x 125 x 600 (mm)14 × 125 × 600 mm3 mm wear layerInvisible Matt Lacquered£45.00 per m²
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- Oxford Herringbone American Black Walnut Lacquered 14 x 125 x 600 (mm)14 × 125 × 600 mm3 mm wear layerUV Lacquered£60.00 per m²
- Oxford Herringbone American Black Walnut Oiled 14 x 125 x 600 (mm)14 × 125 × 600 mm3 mm wear layerUV Oiled£60.00 per m²
Full comparison tableAll 31 floors side by side
Size, wear layer, finish, surface, grade and price for every floor in this collection, read from the shop and sorted by price. The price is per square metre for a box, the same figure as on each product card.
| Floor | Size | Wear layer | Finish | Surface | Grade | Price per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 × 90 × 400 mm | 4 mm | Invisible UV Oiled | Lightly Brushed | Classic | £37.50 per m² | |
| 15 × 90 × 400 mm | 4 mm | Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Select | £37.50 per m² | |
| 14 × 90 × 450 mm | 3 mm | Unfinished | Smooth | Classic | £39.50 per m² | |
Durham Herringbone Light Oak Wood Flooring 20 x 80 x 350 (mm) Thickest wear layer | 20 × 80 × 350 mm | 6 mm | Invisible UV Oiled | Lightly Brushed | Rustic | £42.50 per m² |
| 14 × 125 × 600 mm | 3 mm | Hard Wax Oil | Deep Brushed | Antique Distressed | £45.00 per m² | |
| 18 × 80 × 300 mm | 3 mm | Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 90 × 450 mm | 3 mm | UV Oiled | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 18 × 80 × 300 mm | 3 mm | Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 18 × 80 × 300 mm | 3 mm | Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 90 × 450 mm | 3 mm | UV Oiled | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 18 × 80 × 300 mm | 3 mm | Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 18 × 80 × 300 mm | 3 mm | Invisible Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 125 × 600 mm | 3 mm | Invisible Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 90 × 450 mm | 3 mm | Invisible Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 125 × 600 mm | 3 mm | UV Oiled | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 18 × 80 × 300 mm | 3 mm | Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 90 × 450 mm | 3 mm | UV Oiled | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 90 × 450 mm | 3 mm | UV Lacquered | Smooth | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 125 × 600 mm | 3 mm | White Oiled | Smooth | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 90 × 450 mm | 3 mm | Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £45.00 per m² | |
| 18 × 90 × 400 mm | 4 mm | Invisible Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £47.50 per m² | |
| 18 × 90 × 400 mm | 4 mm | UV Oiled | Brushed | Classic | £47.50 per m² | |
| 18 × 90 × 400 mm | 4 mm | UV Lacquered | Smooth | Classic | £47.50 per m² | |
| 18 × 90 × 400 mm | 4 mm | UV Oiled | Brushed | Classic | £47.50 per m² | |
| 18 × 100 × 500 mm | 4 mm | Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £49.50 per m² | |
| 18 × 100 × 500 mm | 4 mm | UV Oiled | Brushed | Classic | £49.50 per m² | |
| 18 × 100 × 500 mm | 4 mm | UV Oiled | Brushed | Classic | £49.50 per m² | |
| 18 × 100 × 500 mm | 4 mm | Invisible Matt Lacquered | Brushed | Classic | £49.50 per m² | |
| 18 × 90 × 400 mm | 4 mm | Unfinished | Smooth | AB Prime | £52.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 125 × 600 mm | 3 mm | UV Lacquered | Smooth | Select | £60.00 per m² | |
| 14 × 125 × 600 mm | 3 mm | UV Oiled | Smooth | Select | £60.00 per m² |
Prices as listed on 9 November 2026; underlay, fitting and delivery come on top.
Buying guide
Herringbone Wood, explained
Still unsure? Real people, honest advice.
Herringbone Wood parquet in engineered oak and walnut: 22 blocks in five formats, with a 3 mm or 4 mm wear layer. Three ranges, Oxford, Cambridge and Amersham, oiled or lacquered, brushed or smooth, and every block listed as compatible with underfloor heating.
The look
Five block sizes
Two wear layers
Heated floors, yes
In depth
Choosing engineered herringbone
Herringbone is the parquet pattern most people picture: rectangular blocks with square ends, laid at right angles to each other and staggered, so the floor reads as a broken zigzag. This range does it in engineered wood, which is the version that goes over underfloor heating and stays flat in a modern, centrally heated house: 22 blocks, all tongue and groove and micro-bevelled, with a European oak wear layer on all but the two American black walnut blocks.
Three ranges make up the 22. Oxford is 14 mm thick at 90 mm by 450 mm and at 125 mm by 600 mm, the size the two walnut blocks come in, and 18 mm thick at 80 mm by 300 mm; every Oxford block has a 3 mm wear layer and a 15 year manufacturer's warranty. Cambridge is 18 mm thick at 100 mm by 500 mm and Amersham 15 mm thick at 90 mm by 400 mm; both have a 4 mm wear layer and a 25 year warranty. The grade is Classic, except Select on the two Amersham and the two walnut blocks and Antique Distressed on the Oxford Antique Brown.
In practice
Colour runs from White Oiled and Whitewashed at the pale end, through light and natural oak, to Dark Brown, Dark Oak and Antique Brown, with Grey-Brown, Dark Grey and three smoked tones, Fumed, Cinnamon and Smoked Golden, alongside, and walnut as a different species. Most blocks are brushed; four are smooth, the Antique Brown is deep brushed and the Amersham Light lightly brushed. Finishes are UV oil on seven blocks, matt lacquer on seven, invisible matt lacquer on three, UV lacquer on two, and invisible UV oil, white oil and hard wax oil on one each. Oiled blocks can be re-oiled locally; lacquered ones are refinished as a whole floor.
Two things to settle before ordering. The pattern is set out from the centre line of the room, so the room's shape decides how many cut blocks it needs, and the allowance for that is a manufacturer figure quoted below rather than a standard. And the boards need to acclimatise in the room, at its in-service temperature, before they are laid; for a patterned floor with hundreds of joints that matters more than for planks.
Published standards3 sources
What the published standards say
Each entry is quoted from its source and linked to it. The full set is in the standards reference.
Herringbone and chevron — what the two patterns are
Herringbone is laid from rectangular blocks whose ends are cut square: set at right angles to each other and staggered, so that the end of one block meets the side of the next and the pattern reads as a broken zigzag. Chevron blocks have their ends cut at an angle - typically 45 or 60 degrees, depending on the manufacturer - so the ends meet on a continuous line and form a V. No published standard we could read defines the two patterns; the definitions here come from manufacturers and agree with each other.
| Herringbone: angle between adjacent blocks | 90 degrees |
|---|---|
| Chevron: typical end-cut angle (manufacturer-dependent) | 45 or 60 degrees |
“Herringbone flooring features rectangular wood planks arranged in a staggered zigzag pattern. Each plank meets the next at a 90-degree angle. In chevron patterns, the wood planks are cut at an angle, typically 45 or 60 degrees, so they meet in a continuous V-shape.”
Source: Havwoods - Herringbone vs. Chevron: Which Parquet Style Suits Your Space Best? · second sourceCutting waste — how much extra to order
There is no published industry standard for cutting waste; the figures come from manufacturers' own guidance and they vary. Havwoods advises 8-12 % wastage for planks and 15-20 % for patterned floors such as herringbone or chevron. Quick-Step's UK guidance for laminate is 5 % extra in a regular room and 10 % in a room with many angles or curves.
| Wastage allowance, plank floors (Havwoods UK) | 8-12 % |
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| Wastage allowance, herringbone or chevron (Havwoods UK) | 15-20 % |
| Extra to order, regular room, laminate (Quick-Step UK) | 5 % |
| Extra to order, room with many angles or curves, laminate (Quick-Step UK) | 10 % |
“For planks we typically advise on 8-12% wastage and patterned floors, such as herringbone or chevron, may need 15-20% wastage.”
Source: Havwoods UK - FAQs: How Much Wastage Shall I Encounter For? · second sourceWood over underfloor heating
UK trade-association guidance sets no blanket ban on wood over underfloor heating but ties it to a temperature limit, noting that some hardwood floor finishes are installed with a maximum floor surface temperature of 27 °C.
| maximum floor surface temperature for some hardwood finishes | 27 °C |
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“For example, some hardwood floor finishes are installed with a maximum floor surface temperature of 27°C.”
Source: CFA Guidance Document — Beyond Installation: Guidance on Underfloor Heating (Contract Flooring Association)Questions