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Chevron flooring
What is the difference between chevron and herringbone flooring?
In herringbone the boards are cut square and meet at a right angle, creating a staggered, broken zigzag. In chevron the boards are mitred at 45 or 60 degrees so the points meet head-on and form one continuous unbroken line down the room. Chevron costs more because every board carries an angled cut and the tolerance for error is smaller.
- Mitre angle
- 45° or 60°
- Common species
- European oak, white oak
- Supply
- Typically pre-mitred at the mill
- Best suited to
- Long rooms with a clear directional axis
Chevron is the less forgiving of the two patterns. The point line runs the full length of the room, so any drift is visible along its entire length rather than hidden in a staggered joint.
Most chevron we install arrives pre-mitred from the mill. Cutting the angle on site is possible but the consistency of a factory mitre is worth the material premium on any run longer than a few metres.
Room proportion matters more than with herringbone. A chevron point line lengthens a room visually, which is an asset in a narrow Manhattan living room and a liability in a square one.
Where we do this work
Chevron flooring is available throughout New York County (Manhattan), Kings County (Brooklyn), Queens County, Bronx County, Richmond County (Staten Island), Westchester County, Hudson County, Essex County, Union County, Bergen County, Passaic County, Monmouth County, Middlesex County, from the showroom at 1809 NJ-35, Oakhurst, NJ.