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A Chevron floor is a floor installed in a pattern of parallel rectangular floorboards placed at an angle of 60 degrees or 45 degrees. This gives a slightly more subtle effect than a herringbone pattern. The chevron floor in particular at an angle of 60 degrees gives the floor a more modern look.

The origin of the chevron motif is unclear. The pattern appears on earthenware pots around 1800 BC in Greece and in textiles. In the medieval heraldry of Normandy, this pattern appears on shields of knights and later on arms of uniforms to indicate rank.

The English term 'chevron' refers to the Latin word 'caprio' which means 'trusses'. A roof truss is two roof beams that together form a point and support the roof structure.

The chevron parquet floor was used approximately 2 centuries later than the herringbone floor, around the 16th century. The Queen's Waiting Room at the Palace of Versailles features chevron parquet and since then the popularity of this pattern has increased.

Due to its clean lines and symmetry, a chevron oak floor gives a luxurious and timeless look to an interior. It is easy to combine with different interior styles and underfloor heating systems.

When installing a Chevron floor, some of the floorboards are lost, this is also called sawing loss . Each floor section must be sawn to form 45 or 60 degree angles.
In addition, the cutting loss also depends on whether the floor is installed with or without a belt. A chevron floor without a belt has a cutting loss of approximately 15%. The variant with band has a sawing loss of 10% on the pattern and 5% on the band.

Yes, a chevron floor in the form of engineered wood flooring is suitable for underfloor heating . When using underfloor heating as main heating, you must ensure a minimum insulation value of the home energy label: B.

Chevron wooden floors are available in the following types:

• Tapis parquet: This is the classic installation form. where the floor parts consist of loose planks that have no tongues or grooves and are glued and nailed to the subfloor.
• Solid wooden floor: This floor consists of sawn floorboards from one piece of wood. The floorboards therefore have no underlays, but consist entirely of hardwood. Oak solid floorboards in particular are used.
• Engineered floors: This is a layered parquet floor with a top layer of hardwood (often oak) and underlayers of cross-glued birch plywood.

Oak engineered wood is the most sold, because engineered floors can be easily combined with underfloor heating and is less expensive than tapis parquet or solid floors. Oak wood is one of the most durable wood species with excellent properties for use as a floor.

The chevron floor is a brother of the herringbone floor, but there is a difference: the installation pattern. With the herringbone floor, the left and right parts are placed against each other at an angle of 90 degrees. At the top, the end side is perpendicular to the long side of the plank next to it.

Especially with wide herringbone floorboards, the room gets a unique atmosphere: classic with a modern twist. A herringbone floor looks a bit busier than a chevron floor due to the quirky zigzag pattern that is visible at the end of the parts.

A chevron floor is installed by placing the parts at an angle of 45 or 60 degrees instead of perpendicular to each other. The angle is determined in advance and applied to the ends of the parts in the planing mill. Installing a chevron floor is specialist work. That is why it is wise to hire an experienced professional.

You can install this patterned floor at an angle of 45 or 60 degrees and both variants create a continuous V-shape. At an angle of 60 degrees, the 'sergeant stripe' version, the 'wave effect' of the chevron pattern is wider, calmer and less sharp. This makes the floor look more modern.

The 45 degree version looks more like a herringbone floor and is slightly more 'present' to the eye. This is in line with the more classic image of a chevron floor variant.

Which angle you choose depends on the effect you want to create and the dimensions of the room. In addition, you can accentuate the track width more or less with large or small plank sizes .

The price of a wooden chevron patternfloor consists of the costs of materials, labor costs and finishing costs. The investment starts at €199 per square meter. This includes preliminary inspections, the subfloor, glue, installation of the floor by Uipkes and VAT. These are prices in the Netherlands.

We recommend that you have the floor installed by a good parquet installer to get the best possible result. Due to the clean lines in the pattern and the use of small floorboards, installing a chevron pattern yourself makes it a difficult task. Therefore, choose a company with its own installation service for the best results.

The price for only chevron floorboards, finished in the color of your choice and including VAT, is from € 146 per square meter. This does not include inspections, installation service, subfloor and glue.

A chevron floor can in principle be placed in any room, as long as the surface is flat and sturdy. Check or have the subfloor checked by a flooring specialist to ensure it is satisfactory, so that you can enjoy your floor for decades. Also take into account the temperature and relative humidity in the room. Visit our showroom for advice.

That is a matter of personal taste and interior design. A herringbone floor looks busier and demands more attention in a room, especially if you also use a beveled edge to make the lines of individual floor parts more visible. This pattern with a unique appearance can be combined well with modern, minimalist furnished spaces.

The chevron pattern is more quiet, requires less attention in an interior due to the symmetry of the installation pattern and is often used in a more classic design of a room. View examples to get an impression of the impact an installation pattern has on a space.

You can make a floor busier or calmer by playing with the planksize . Large floorboards look more modern, calmer and cooler. While smaller floorboards match the image of classic herringbone parquet or chevron parquet from the last century.

Finally, you can create contrast in a room by choosing a color. White furniture with a black floor or vice versa creates a lot of contrast, where the floor requires more attention compared to a room where the furniture and floor have similar colors.

In general chevron floors are somewhat more expensive than herringbone floors. The difference in costs is in the amount of labor time and sawing loss to produce chevron floorboards.

The floorboards are placed at an angle of 45 or 60 degrees and connect at the top. To achieve this, each floor section must be sawn in these corners to fit neatly at the top. Herringbone floorboards do not need to be sawn. The planks are placed against each other at a 90 degree angle, so no sawing is required, except for walls or the belt.

Furthermore, the costs depend on the wood specie , plank thickness and width and the (colour) finish of the floor. The choices here influence the price.

A wooden floor is best cleaned with a vacuum cleaner or soft broom and a damp cloth. Do not use aggressive cleaning agents. It is important to maintain the floor regularly by oiling it. With a normal living room area and household use, this is necessary approximately once every 4.5 years.

A Chevron pattern floor can be made from different materials, such as wood, laminate, PVC and tiles.

This elegant installation pattern deserves the best material for the best result. Wood is the material used for a classic chevron floor. A chevron wooden floor is durable and environmentally friendly, feels warm and natural and can be combined well with underfloor heating .

Are you looking for a new floor? Buying a new floor is a fun but important process. There are various materials, each material has its advantages but also disadvantages. There are multiple patterns in each material, with the Chevron pattern floor being a unique pattern. When buying a Chevron pattern floor, pay attention to a number of aspects: suitable for underfloor heating (if applicable), the right subfloor, craftsmanship of the floor installer. 

It is important that if you have underfloor heating you choose a floor that is suitable for this. Nowadays, many products can use underfloor heating, including wooden floors. There are also many differences in products between the materials. Quality is an important aspect here. Wooden floors with a plywood underlay, for example, are more stable, which means they work less. The rc value is also important, it must often be lower than 0.1 kW per m2.

Depending on the material, you must choose a subfloor. In new-build homes, the screed floor often consists of sand cement or anhydrite. Some products can be installed directly on this, others need a subfloor or must be leveled.

Many handy people can install a floor, but installing a Chevron floor is not an everyday job. It is therefore important to look for a flooring installer/company that has a lot of experience in this field to be able to take care of this properly. Finally, a well-laid floor provides a luxurious appearance. And you don't want the point to go diagonally across the room.

Chevron pattern PVC floors are made from Poly Vinyl Chloride (a plastic), while wooden floors are made from solid wood. The differences between these floors are that the Chevron pattern PVC floor is a lower investment and requires no maintenance at all. Wooden floors require a little more maintenance but last much longer. They can be refurbished again.