Herringbone Parquet Flat Renovation with Full Subfloor Preparation, Morningside
Project · Morningside, Edinburgh
Hoff Parquet prepared the subfloor and installed 15mm x 90mm x 500mm engineered oak herringbone parquet throughout a flat in Morningside, Edinburgh. We secured the old floorboards, laid 9mm birch plywood, replaced a concrete slab with levelling compound and plywood, trimmed every door and frame, and made custom wood-to-tile and wood-to-vinyl thresholds.
- Location
- Morningside, Edinburgh
- Flooring
- Engineered oak herringbone parquet
- Size
- 15mm x 90mm x 500mm
- Rooms
- Two bedrooms, living room, office, hallway, storage room
- Subfloor
- Old boards secured, 9mm birch plywood; concrete slab removed and levelled
- Services
- Subfloor preparation, door trimming, installation, custom thresholds
Hoff Parquet - Premium Flooring Services in Edinburgh
At Hoff Parquet, we provide a full range of flooring services, from subfloor preparation and levelling to the supply and installation of premium-quality parquet flooring. Our expert team ensures every project is completed to the highest standard, delivering both beauty and durability.
Latest Flooring Project - Morningside, Edinburgh
This recent project in Morningside, Edinburgh, was one of our most challenging and time-consuming installations. We started with subfloor preparation, securing the existing old floorboards to create a stable base. To reinforce the foundation, we installed birch plywood sheets throughout the entire flat.
Due to the raised floor level (9mm plywood plus 15mm parquet, totalling 24mm), we had to trim all doors and door frames to ensure a seamless and neat finish. Additionally, one of the bedrooms had a concrete slab that needed removal. To match it with the new subfloor level, we used a combination of self-levelling compound and plywood.
Parquet Flooring Installation
Once the subfloor preparation was complete, we moved on to installing the new flooring. The client selected 15mm/90mm/500mm engineered oak herringbone parquet flooring. We began the installation from the middle of the hallway to ensure a smooth transition between rooms. Since many older Edinburgh properties have uneven walls and angles, careful planning was required. Our goal was to align the herringbone pattern with the middle point of the large window in the main living room, which we achieved successfully.
The total installation covered two bedrooms, a living room, an office, a hallway, and a storage room. To complete the project, we custom-made wood-to-tile and wood-to-vinyl thresholds, ensuring a perfect match in height and colour with the new flooring.
Why Choose Hoff Parquet?
Hoff Parquet is a fully insured flooring company operating in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas. We handle both private residential projects and large commercial installations, always delivering top-quality craftsmanship.
Get in touch today for samples and installation quotes. Let us bring exceptional flooring to your space!
Parquet flooring in Morningside flats
Morningside's Victorian tenements and terraced villas share common traits: original pine boards on joists, walls that are rarely square, and rooms that have been altered over the years, sometimes with a concrete patch where a fireplace or kitchen once stood. Herringbone shows every irregularity, so we set out the pattern from a fixed reference such as the centre of the main window and carry it through the hallway into each room.
Raising a floor by 24mm affects every door, frame and threshold, so we plan heights before work starts and trim doors on site. Because our showroom is on Comiston Road in Morningside, local clients can see herringbone blocks, finishes and threshold profiles in person before deciding, and we can survey your flat at short notice. In tenements we also discuss acoustic layers so neighbours below are not disturbed.
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Questions about this project
Can herringbone parquet be laid over old floorboards in a Morningside tenement?
Yes, with the right preparation. Loose boards are screwed down, high spots planed and a 9mm birch plywood layer fixed over the top to create a flat, rigid base. The engineered herringbone is then bonded to the plywood. This avoids lifting the original boards in most cases.
Will my doors need trimming after a new parquet floor?
Often, yes. In this flat the plywood plus parquet raised the floor by 24mm, so we trimmed all doors and door frames on site. We measure this at survey stage and include it in the quote, along with thresholds where wood meets tiles or vinyl.
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