Flooring laying patterns
Every classic pattern, with what it really costs: the waste percentage, the difficulty, and the board sizes it needs. Each pattern opens directly in the designer, so you can see it laid out in your own room shape for free before you buy a board.
Herringbone
Herringbone lays boards at right angles to each other in a zigzag, with the whole field usually turned 45° to the walls.
Chevron
Chevron, also called point de Hongrie, lays mitre-cut boards so the rows meet in continuous straight points, like arrows running up the room.
Running bond
Running bond shifts every row by a fixed fraction of the board length: half a board for the classic brick look, a third or a quarter for a stepped, tile-like rhythm.
Straight / stack bond
Stack bond aligns every end joint in a straight grid, with no stagger at all.
Random stagger
A random stagger starts each row at a different, irregular position so the end joints never fall into a visible rhythm.
Strip plank
Strip plank groups two or three rows so their end joints align, then staggers the groups against each other, so the floor reads as very wide planks built from narrow, cheaper boards.
Basketweave
Basketweave builds square blocks of two to five parallel boards and alternates their direction, so the floor weaves like a basket.
Windmill
Windmill, or pinwheel, spins four boards around a small centre square, repeating the block across the floor.