Herringbone Pattern
The herringbone pattern is an arrangement of rectangles, named after its loose resemblance to the bones of a fish, such as a herring. Herringbone patterns can be made from tiles, bricks, and flooring. Herringbone is among the most popular and modern of the patterned floors. It has gained popularity for its ability to bring luxury into any interior.
Herringbone pattern floors can be real wood, laminate, LVT (luxury vinyl tiles), or rigid core vinyl (SPC) - an alternative to LVT.
Parquet flooring is timeless and eloquent. With many styles being deeply rooted in history. The design of herringbone patterns has been around for many centuries, with the first indications of them being used in 500 BC in Ancient Rome, when the design was first used on old Roman roads. We then later first started to see the pattern transform into real wood flooring in the early 16th Century. Herringbone flooring is cut in rectangles of various sizes and laid at a 90 degree angle to give a staggered zigzag pattern consisting of mini-boards of your traditional square edge flooring planks. All of the boards are manufactured to the exact same size, although when laid in a staggered pattern, it still creates a consistently stylish floor that gives the appearance of a larger room.
Herringbone pattern floors are purely a stylistic preference. More costly due to the extra materials and expertise needed to fit them properly, but if you want an interior that is bound to turn heads, then the price is surely worth it!
Real wood Herringbone pattern floor in a room
How to Install a Herringbone Patterned Floor
Our range of herringbone floors are made to suit different needs, and come in different materials. We supply two types of herringbone pattern floors, one with a traditional tongue and groove system, another with a LOC system.
LOC click systems click in place, so you don’t need to use glue or nail the floor down. This is the more DIY-friendly option.
Tongue and groove is the more traditional way to lay floors, but the floor must be glued together and nailed to the subfloor.
See our detailed installation guides for herringbone flooring below:
If you are a keen DIY’er, then the LOC herringbone floor might be the best option for you, cutting down on fitting costs and leaving less room for errors and complications.
Our real wood and rigid core vinyl (SPC) herringbone floors both come with the LOC click system. Tongue and groove is also available in our real wood range of herringbone floors.
Herringbone floors can be fitted anywhere, as long as the material which the flooring is made out of is suitable for the room. Our real wood parquet herringbone floors will be suitable for hallways and living areas, as well as areas with underfloor heating. For kitchens and bathrooms, our fully waterproof herringbone floors from our Aquacore range are more suitable.