FAQs: answers to all your Herringbone wood floor questions
What is a Herringbone wood floor?
What are the advantages of a Herringbone floor?
What wood works best with a Herringbone wood floor pattern?
Can a Herringbone wood floor be prefinished?
Can an engineered floor be installed with a Herringbone pattern?
What is a Herringbone wood floor?
A Herringbone pattern wood floor is a hardwood floor where the floorboards are installed with a specific pattern, rather than being laid out in the traditional side-by-side arrangement. In a Herringbone pattern, each floorboard is laid out at a right angle to the next board, creating an angular geometric pattern.
What are the advantages of a Herringbone floor?
A Herringbone hardwood floor immediately elevates the visual aesthetic of a room and becomes a central focus point for the interior design. The geometry of the herringbone pattern provides a strong sense of movement and pleasing visual interest.
What wood works best with a Herringbone wood floor pattern?
Any hardwood or even a softwood like pine or reclaimed floorboards can be used to create a Herringbone wood floor. Many homeowners opt for an Oak Herringbone flooring because of the warmth, hardness and versatility of this hardwood species.
Can a Herringbone wood floor be prefinished?
Yes. A prefinished Herringbone floor enables the floorboards to be sanded, stained and sealed in the ideal conditions of the manufacturer’s facility. Prefinished boards can be treated with stronger sealants, adding an extra layer of protection against wear. And prefinishing a Herringbone floor helps make for a faster installation within the home while allowing the homeowner to skip the mess and inconvenience that usually accompanies the installation of a hardwood floor.
Can an engineered floor be installed with a Herringbone pattern?
Yes. Engineered wood floors can be easily installed with a pattern like Herringbone. In fact, Carlisle offers two engineered White Oak Herringbone floor collections that are ideal for installation over radiant heat, on concrete slabs, and in locations where the moisture level is high.
