Chevron Flooring

It's a parquetry pattern. Each board has both ends cut at an angle, and the boards meet in a point to make a continuous V down the room. In France it's called point de Hongrie, while herringbone is bâton rompu.

Ours is engineered oak: 15mm (3mm oak on top), in 680 x 125mm boards. More in our guide to chevron engineered timber flooring.

Neither is better. It comes down to the look you want:

• Chevron makes a clean, continuous V. It feels sharp and modern, and it suits long rooms and hallways.
• Herringbone makes a broken zigzag. It feels more traditional and a little busier, and it comes in more floors: ours is vinyl, hybrid or oak.

Chevron costs a little more and needs more spare boards. See both drawn above, or read herringbone vs chevron.

Ours is, a little. Our oak chevron costs from $113.99/m², against $103.99/m² for the same 15mm oak in herringbone. Chevron also needs more spare boards: order 15 to 20% extra for cuts, against about 15% for herringbone.

For a 20 m² room, the floor comes to $2,790.54 in chevron (18 boxes) and $2,495.80 in herringbone (20 boxes).

No. Chevron is a classic parquetry pattern that has stayed in fashion because it's simple: one clean line of V shapes. It suits period homes and new builds alike.

The colour dates a floor faster than the pattern. Light and mid-tone oaks stay easy to live with, and deep greys suit a modern home.

Our chevron is engineered oak, and it's glued down: the maker's guideline says glue is the only way to lay its chevron. For a pattern that clicks together and floats, choose hybrid herringbone, from $54.98/m². It's 100% water resistant, with the underlay attached.

Order 15 to 20% more than the room's area. The angled ends mean more cuts at every wall than with planks or herringbone. We work on 20%.

For a 20 m² room, that's 24 m², or 18 boxes of 1.36 m². The flooring calculator works out the boxes for your room.

Ours are 680 x 125mm, 15mm (3mm oak on top). A box covers 1.36 m². Left and right boards meet in the point of each V.

It depends on the heating. Glued-down engineered oak can go over water-based (hydronic) heating, with the floor never above 26°C. The maker's guideline doesn't allow electric heating under its timber. Check the individual product description for your floor.

Yes, if it meets your building's sound rule. Our 15mm oak scored L'nT,w 45 (AAAC 5 stars) in an impact sound test over a concrete slab. The lower the number, the quieter the floor below. A floor laid wall to wall usually tests a little worse, so ask your strata what they need. The report is on each product page.

Sweep, or vacuum with a soft brush head, then use a damp (not wet) mop and a pH-neutral floor cleaner. Wipe up spills straight away.

Never use a steam mop, steel wool or wax. Felt pads under furniture and a mat at each door keep the lacquer looking new. More in how to clean engineered timber floors.

Yes: order up to 3 free samples. Shipping is $15, refunded when you order your floor. Floors are delivered Australia-wide, Melbourne and Sydney included, in 1 to 7 business days depending on your location. In Brisbane, see them at our showroom in Albion, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.