Wood Flooring in the Scottish Borders

Farmhouses, mill conversions and market towns

The Borders combines historic market towns – Peebles, Melrose, Kelso, Jedburgh and Selkirk – with former textile mill towns such as Hawick and Galashiels, and a countryside full of farmhouses, steadings and estate cottages. Hoff Parquet supplies and fits wood floors across the region from Edinburgh, around an hour north of Peebles and Melrose.

Old Borders farmhouses usually have stone walls, mixed floor structures and the odd surprise under the carpet. We survey first: some rooms suit solid wood flooring nailed to joists, others need a damp-proof membrane and levelling before an engineered floor can go down. In former mills and warehouse conversions, the generous spaces suit long wide plank flooring or a bold chevron parquet.

Commuter new builds along the railway

Since the Borders Railway reopened to Tweedbank, new homes have spread around Galashiels, Tweedbank and Stow, and Midlothian towns further up the line. These typically have screeds and underfloor heating, where engineered oak with a stable core is the right choice, often with matching stair cladding to lift the hallway.

Around Peebles, Melrose and the northern Borders we fit projects of all sizes; in the remoter southern valleys our team travels for larger projects, and smaller orders are delivered with installation guidance. Visit our Morningside showroom or order samples online.

What suits Borders properties

• Farmhouses and estate cottages: solid or engineered oak, chosen room by room after checking the floor structure and moisture.
• Mill and warehouse conversions: long wide planks or a chevron parquet that holds its own in large spaces.
• Market-town houses in Peebles, Melrose and Kelso: herringbone or classic oak boards to suit period rooms.
• New homes near the Borders Railway: engineered oak bonded over underfloor heating, with stairs clad to match.

Areas we cover include Peebles, Innerleithen, Melrose, Galashiels, Tweedbank, Selkirk, Kelso, Jedburgh, Hawick, Duns, Eyemouth, Coldstream, Lauder and Stow.