Karndean & Amtico herringbone across Hayes BR2
Herringbone is the most-requested LVT pattern we fit in Hayes — usually in oak or smoked finishes, often with a single inlay border around the room edge. It works beautifully in 1930s detached homes where it picks up natural light from the front bay.
What herringbone lvt in Hayes actually involves
Herringbone is the most-requested LVT pattern we fit in Hayes — usually in oak or smoked finishes, often with a single inlay border around the room edge. It works beautifully in 1930s detached homes where it picks up natural light from the front bay.
1930s pine boards throughout — ply overlay standard before LVT.
"Karndean herringbone with a brass inlay — the floor is the room now." — Pickhurst customer
- Glue-down herringbone in oak, walnut and smoked finishes
- Self-levelling screed where the subfloor isn't flat
- Single or double border, with or without inlay strip
- Pattern direction set on the longest sightline
Three things that decide a lvt fit in Hayes
- Hayes subfloor reality
1930s pine boards throughout — ply overlay standard before LVT.
- Pattern direction
Plank run follows the longest sightline; in narrow Hayes hallways that means front-door to kitchen.
- Door undercut
We trim doors on the day so they swing cleanly over glue-down LVT — no scraping, no callbacks.
Bottom line: a Hayes herringbone floor is half about the pattern, half about the subfloor. We do both.
Postcodes: BR2 · Routes: the A232 and Pickhurst Lane · Common build: 1930s detached homes.
Covering Pickhurst, Hayes Common, Keston border.
Herringbone LVT jobs we've finished nearby
Herringbone LVT in Hayes — common questions
A hallway is usually 1.5–2 days including screed. A full kitchen-diner is 3 days from prep to walking on it.
Yes — single, double or with a brass inlay strip. Popular in Hayes Victorian hallways and bay-fronted rooms.
Almost always with herringbone — LVT shows every bump and the small planks magnify it. In 1930s detached homes we usually screed the kitchen and ply the hallway.
Both are excellent. Amtico Spacia is the everyday choice; Karndean Art Select is the premium option with deeper bevels. We bring samples of both.